THIXOTROPIC is a valid Scrabble word — 25 points
Yes. THIXOTROPIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 25 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THIXOTROPIC?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THIXOTROPIC is to know. It scores 25 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THIXOTROPIC
No single letter turns THIXOTROPIC into another word.
How THIXOTROPIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in THIXOTROPIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THIXOTROPIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does THIXOTROPIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Describing a gel or paint that turns thinner and runnier when stirred or shaken, then thickens again when left still.
Non-drip paint is the everyday example: it is thick in the tin yet spreads smoothly under the brush. Engineers value a thixotropic material wherever a substance must flow under force but stay put at rest.
How THIXOTROPIC is used
Thixotropic belongs to chemistry, materials science and the paint and cosmetics trades.
- The thixotropic gel stayed firm until the tube was squeezed.
- A thixotropic paint will not run down the wall.
- Some clays behave in a thixotropic way when vibrated.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THIXOTROPIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about THIXOTROPIC
- Is THIXOTROPIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THIXOTROPIC, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THIXOTROPIC worth?
- THIXOTROPIC is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THIXOTROPIC mean?
- Describing a gel or paint that turns thinner and runnier when stirred or shaken, then thickens again when left still.
- What letters can be added to THIXOTROPIC?
- No single letter can be added to THIXOTROPIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of THIXOTROPIC:
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