Is NERITIC a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NERITIC is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NERITIC mean?
- adjective
of or relating to the region of the sea over the continental shelf which is less than 200 meters deep
“neritic fauna”
- adjective
relating to the region of shallow water adjoining the seacoast
“neritic fauna”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 7
N (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) = 9 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 NERITIC
NERITIC 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 NERITIC
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from NERITIC
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- citrine9
- crinite9
- inciter9
- citrin8
- cretin8
- incite8
- irenic8
- nitric8
- citer7
- icier7
- nicer7
- recit7
- recti7
- ricin7
- trice7
- tinier6
- cent6
- cert6
- cine6
- cire6
- cite6
- crit6
- etic6
- nice6
- rice6
- inert5
- inter5
- niter5
- nitre5
- trine5
- ice5
- rec5
- tec5
- tic5
- inti4
- nite4
- rein4
- rent4
- rite4
- tein4
- tern4
- tier4
- tine4
- tire4
- ern3
- ire3
- net3
- nit3
- rei3
- ret3
- rin3
- ten3
- tie3
- tin3
- en2
- er2
- et2
- in2
- it2
- ne2
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