Is ACADEMICS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ACADEMICS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ACADEMICS mean?
Academics is a form of ACADEMIC.
- adjective
associated with academia or an academy
“the academic curriculum”
- adjective
hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result
“an academic discussion”
- noun
an educator who works at a college or university
- adjective
marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + C (3) + A (1) + D (2) + E (1) + M (3) + I (1) + C (3) + S (1) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ACADEMICS
ACADEMICS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ACADEMICS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- academic15
- camisade13
- cadmic13
- cascade12
- cicadae12
- cicadas12
- saccade12
- meccas12
- cicada11
- medics11
- sicced11
- acmic11
- mecca11
- acedias10
- amidase10
- amices10
- camisa10
- camise10
- caseic10
- demic10
- maced10
- medic10
- acedia9
- amides9
- medias9
- acmes9
- amice9
- cacas9
- caeca9
- camas9
- cames9
- camis9
- emics9
- maces9
- mesic9
- micas9
- acids8
- aimed8
- amide8
- amids8
- asdic8
- cades8
- cadis8
- caids8
- cased8
- cedis8
- daces8
- dames8
- deism8
- dices8
- dimes8
- disme8
- maids8
- meads8
- media8
- acme8
- caca8
- came8
- cami8
- cams8
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