Is EXOTICS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EXOTICS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EXOTICS mean?
Exotics is a form of EXOTIC.
- adjective
being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world
“alien customs”
- adjective
strikingly strange or unusual
“an exotic hair style”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
7
Letters
E (1) + X (8) + O (1) + T (1) + 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 EXOTICS
EXOTICS 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.
Anagrams of EXOTICS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from EXOTICS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- coexist16
- exotic15
- toxics15
- coxes14
- toxic14
- oxic13
- exist12
- exits12
- sexto12
- sixte12
- cox12
- exit11
- oxes11
- sext11
- sex10
- six10
- sox10
- tix10
- xis10
- ex9
- ox9
- xi9
- cestoi8
- cesti7
- cites7
- coset7
- cosie7
- cotes7
- escot7
- etics7
- stoic7
- cist6
- cite6
- cost6
- cote6
- cots6
- ecos6
- etic6
- ices6
- otic6
- scot6
- sect6
- sice6
- tecs6
- tics6
- cis5
- cos5
- cot5
- eco5
- ice5
- sec5
- sic5
- soc5
- tec5
- tic5
- site4
- ties4
- toes4
- est3
- its3
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