XENIC is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 14 points
Yes for Scrabble. XENIC is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept XENIC?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful XENIC is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for XENIC
Front hooks — 1
axenicBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How XENIC scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in XENIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| x | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does XENIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to a culture medium or environment that contains one or more unidentified or uncontrolled organisms, as opposed to a sterile or fully defined one.
Xenic describes laboratory conditions in which a target organism grows alongside unknown microbes rather than in complete isolation, the opposite of an axenic, or germ-free, culture. Biologists use the term mainly when working with organisms, such as certain protozoa or nematodes, that are difficult to grow without other microorganisms present. The word is technical and appears almost exclusively in microbiology and related scientific writing.
How XENIC is used
Technical adjective used in microbiology, contrasted with axenic.
- The lab maintained the parasite in a xenic culture with bacteria present.
- Researchers compared growth rates in xenic and axenic conditions.
- A xenic medium made the experiment cheaper but less controlled.
- The paper described a xenic culture method for the amoeba.
- Contamination is expected and accepted in a xenic setup.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of XENIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in XENIC
2 words end in XENIC. Useful as a back hook: play XENIC onto a word already on the board.
Words with XENIC inside
1 words contain XENIC in the middle. Words that start with XENIC are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in XENIC
Common questions about XENIC
- Is XENIC valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and XENIC is not in it.
- How many points is XENIC worth?
- XENIC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does XENIC mean?
- Relating to a culture medium or environment that contains one or more unidentified or uncontrolled organisms, as opposed to a sterile or fully defined one.
- What letters can be added to XENIC?
- XENIC takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of XENIC:
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