TONETIC is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TONETIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TONETIC?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TONETIC is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TONETIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
toneticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TONETIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TONETIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 102,929.
What does TONETIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to tone in speech, especially to languages where the pitch of a syllable changes the meaning of a word.
Tonetic is a linguist's term used when sorting out how pitch works in a language such as Mandarin or Yoruba. As a noun in the plural it also names the study of these tonal patterns.
How TONETIC is used
Tonetic appears in linguistics, in discussions of tone languages and pronunciation.
- A tonetic analysis showed four distinct pitch patterns in the language.
- The textbook has a chapter on tonetic marks for learners.
- Tonetic differences separate words that look identical in writing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TONETIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TONETIC
The 7 tiles of TONETIC in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TONETIC
2 longer words begin with TONETIC.
Shorter words from the letters in TONETIC
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Common questions about TONETIC
- Is TONETIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TONETIC, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TONETIC worth?
- TONETIC is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TONETIC mean?
- Relating to tone in speech, especially to languages where the pitch of a syllable changes the meaning of a word.
- What letters can be added to TONETIC?
- TONETIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TONETIC:
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