VATIC is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. VATIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VATIC?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VATIC is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VATIC
No single letter turns VATIC into another word.
How VATIC scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in VATIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,728.
What does VATIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literarypoetic
Of or resembling a prophet; speaking, writing or foretelling as if divinely inspired.
Vatic describes language or a manner that sounds like prophecy, grand, solemn and seemingly touched by insight beyond ordinary knowledge, whether or not any real prediction is involved. Critics apply the word to poets and writers whose tone claims a special, almost oracular authority, as when a poem is described as having a vatic voice. The word comes from the Latin vates, meaning a prophet or inspired poet, a root it shares with few other common English words. Vatic belongs firmly to literary criticism and formal writing, rarely appearing in casual conversation.
How VATIC is used
Literary and formal, used mainly in criticism and writing about poetry or prophetic tone rather than in everyday speech.
- The critic praised the poem's vatic tone and sweeping imagery.
- His late work took on a strange, vatic quality.
- The prophet spoke in vatic riddles that few could interpret.
- Scholars debated whether the poet's vatic claims were sincere or performed.
- The essay traced the vatic strain running through Romantic poetry.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VATIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VATIC
13 longer words begin with VATIC.
Words ending in VATIC
2 words end in VATIC. Useful as a back hook: play VATIC onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in VATIC
Common questions about VATIC
- Is VATIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VATIC, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VATIC worth?
- VATIC is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VATIC mean?
- Of or resembling a prophet; speaking, writing or foretelling as if divinely inspired.
- What letters can be added to VATIC?
- No single letter can be added to VATIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of VATIC:
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