XERIC is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. XERIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept XERIC?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful XERIC is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for XERIC
No single letter turns XERIC into another word.
How XERIC scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in XERIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| x | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does XERIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technicalbotany
Characterized by, adapted to, or requiring only a small amount of moisture, as in a very dry habitat.
Xeric describes environments, plants and gardening styles suited to conditions with little available water, from deserts to rocky hillsides. Ecologists and gardeners use the word to classify habitats along a scale that runs from xeric, through mesic, to wet or hydric conditions. A xeric garden, often called xeriscaping, is planted with cacti, succulents and other drought-tolerant species that need minimal watering. The word comes from the Greek for dry, and it appears mainly in scientific and horticultural writing rather than everyday speech.
How XERIC is used
A technical term in ecology and horticulture, common in discussions of drought-tolerant planting and dry habitats.
- The nursery specializes in xeric plants suited to desert gardens.
- Cacti thrive in the xeric conditions of the region.
- The report classified the hillside as a xeric habitat.
- Xeric landscaping reduces the need for irrigation.
- Botanists studied how roots adapt to xeric soil.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of XERIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with XERIC
1 longer words begin with XERIC.
Shorter words from the letters in XERIC
Common questions about XERIC
- Is XERIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts XERIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is XERIC worth?
- XERIC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does XERIC mean?
- Characterized by, adapted to, or requiring only a small amount of moisture, as in a very dry habitat.
- What letters can be added to XERIC?
- No single letter can be added to XERIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of XERIC:
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