THERIAC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. THERIAC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THERIAC?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THERIAC is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THERIAC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THERIAC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in THERIAC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,366.
What does THERIAC mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicmedical
An old medicinal compound once believed to cure poisoning and snakebite.
Theriac was brewed from dozens of ingredients and sold across Europe for centuries as a cure-all. Apothecaries guarded their recipes, and good batches were valued highly. The word survives mainly in histories of medicine.
How THERIAC is used
Found in historical writing on early pharmacy and remedies.
- The apothecary kept a jar of theriac on the top shelf.
- Travellers bought theriac in the belief that it would guard them from poison.
- The recipe for theriac changed from one city to the next.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THERIAC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THERIAC
4 longer words begin with THERIAC.
Shorter words from the letters in THERIAC
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Common questions about THERIAC
- Is THERIAC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THERIAC, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THERIAC worth?
- THERIAC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THERIAC mean?
- An old medicinal compound once believed to cure poisoning and snakebite.
- What letters can be added to THERIAC?
- THERIAC takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of THERIAC:
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