XANTHIC is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. XANTHIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept XANTHIC?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful XANTHIC is to know. It scores 19 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for XANTHIC
No single letter turns XANTHIC into another word.
How XANTHIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in XANTHIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| x | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,372 thousand.
What does XANTHIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Yellow or tending toward yellow in color.
Xanthic is a scientific word that comes from the Greek for yellow. Botanists use it for flowers and pigments, and chemists use it for acids that give a yellow tint.
How XANTHIC is used
Xanthic is used in science for yellow shades and yellow-producing substances.
- The petals showed a xanthic tint in the lamp light.
- The botanist noted the xanthic pigment in the leaves.
- A xanthic stain spread across the cloth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of XANTHIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in XANTHIC
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Common questions about XANTHIC
- Is XANTHIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts XANTHIC, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is XANTHIC worth?
- XANTHIC is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does XANTHIC mean?
- Yellow or tending toward yellow in color.
- What letters can be added to XANTHIC?
- No single letter can be added to XANTHIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of XANTHIC:
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