UROBORIC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. UROBORIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UROBORIC?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UROBORIC is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UROBORIC
No single letter turns UROBORIC into another word.
How UROBORIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in UROBORIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UROBORIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UROBORIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Resembling the ancient symbol of a serpent or dragon swallowing its own tail.
A uroboric image suggests endless cycles, wholeness or something that feeds on itself. Artists and writers on myth use it to describe designs and ideas that loop back to their beginning.
How UROBORIC is used
Used in writing about myth, art and psychology.
- The ring carried a uroboric design in silver.
- Critics noted the uroboric structure of the novel, ending where it began.
- A uroboric emblem decorated the alchemist's manuscript.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UROBORIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in UROBORIC
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Common questions about UROBORIC
- Is UROBORIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UROBORIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UROBORIC worth?
- UROBORIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UROBORIC mean?
- Resembling the ancient symbol of a serpent or dragon swallowing its own tail.
- What letters can be added to UROBORIC?
- No single letter can be added to UROBORIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of UROBORIC:
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