TYMPANITIC is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. TYMPANITIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TYMPANITIC?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TYMPANITIC is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TYMPANITIC
No single letter turns TYMPANITIC into another word.
How TYMPANITIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TYMPANITIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TYMPANITIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TYMPANITIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to a swelling of the abdomen caused by gas, or producing a drum-like sound when tapped.
A tympanitic abdomen sounds hollow when a doctor taps it, since gas lies beneath the skin. The term comes from the Greek word for a drum.
How TYMPANITIC is used
Used in medical examination to describe a hollow, drum-like sound over a gas-filled area.
- The doctor noted a tympanitic sound over the swollen belly.
- A tympanitic abdomen can signal trapped gas.
- Percussion produced a tympanitic note on the left side.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TYMPANITIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TYMPANITIC
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Common questions about TYMPANITIC
- Is TYMPANITIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TYMPANITIC, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TYMPANITIC worth?
- TYMPANITIC is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TYMPANITIC mean?
- Relating to a swelling of the abdomen caused by gas, or producing a drum-like sound when tapped.
- What letters can be added to TYMPANITIC?
- No single letter can be added to TYMPANITIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TYMPANITIC:
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