VOLCANIC is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. VOLCANIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VOLCANIC?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VOLCANIC is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VOLCANIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
volcanicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VOLCANIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in VOLCANIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VOLCANIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VOLCANIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Produced by or connected with a volcano.
Volcanic ash, rock and islands all come from eruptions, and the soil they form is often unusually fertile. The word also describes explosive tempers or emotions that burst out violently.
How VOLCANIC is used
The word volcanic is both literal, for geology, and figurative, for fierce anger.
- Hawaii is made of volcanic islands.
- Volcanic ash grounded flights across the region.
- His volcanic temper frightened the staff.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VOLCANIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VOLCANIC
4 longer words begin with VOLCANIC.
Shorter words from the letters in VOLCANIC
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Common questions about VOLCANIC
- Is VOLCANIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VOLCANIC, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VOLCANIC worth?
- VOLCANIC is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VOLCANIC mean?
- Produced by or connected with a volcano.
- What letters can be added to VOLCANIC?
- VOLCANIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of VOLCANIC:
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