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Yes. The word generic is a Scrabble US word. The word generic is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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7-letter words (3 found)

CREEING,ENERGIC,GENERIC,

6-letter words (4 found)

CERING,CIERGE,CRINGE,GRIECE,

5-letter words (19 found)

CERGE,CERNE,CRINE,EIGNE,ERING,GENIC,GENIE,GENRE,GERNE,GRECE,GREEN,GREIN,GRICE,NICER,NIECE,NIGER,REGIE,REIGN,RENIG,

4-letter words (22 found)

CERE,CINE,CIRE,CREE,EGER,EINE,ERIC,ERNE,GENE,GERE,GIEN,GIRN,GREE,GREN,GRIN,ICER,NICE,REEN,REIN,RICE,RINE,RING,

3-letter words (26 found)

CEE,CIG,EEN,ENE,ENG,ERE,ERG,ERN,GEE,GEN,GER,GIE,GIN,ICE,ING,IRE,NEE,NEG,NIE,REC,REE,REG,REI,REN,RIG,RIN,

2-letter words (7 found)

EE,EN,ER,GI,IN,NE,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 82 words from generic according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of generic

generic

Alternative forms

  • generick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle French générique, from Latin genus (“genus, kind”) + -ic; thus morphologically parallel with, and a doublet of, general.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dʒɪˈnɛɹɪk/
  • Hyphenation: ge‧ner‧ic
  • Rhymes: -ɛɹɪk

Adjective

generic (comparative more generic, superlative most generic)

  2. Very comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups (genera) as opposed to specific instances.
    Antonyms: specific, instantial
    2. (taxonomy) Pertaining to genera of life instead of particular species thereof.
      Antonym: specific
  4. lacking in precision, often in an evasive fashion; vague; imprecise
  6. (of a product or drug) not having a brand name; nonproprietary in design or contents; fungible with the rest of its class.
  9. (grammar) specifying neither masculine nor feminine; epicene; unisex.
    Words like salesperson and firefighter are generic.
  11. (computing, of procedures) Written so as to operate on any data type, the type required being passed as a parameter.
  13. (geometry, of a point) Having coordinates that are algebraically independent over the base field.
  14. Relating to genre.

Synonyms

  • (comprehensive): broad, general, classic; see also Thesaurus:generic
  • (lacking in precision): fuzzy, indefinite; see also Thesaurus:vague
  • (lacking a brand): unbranded

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “comprehensive”): specific, particular, concrete; see also Thesaurus:specific
  • (antonym(s) of “lacking a brand”): non-generic, proprietary, branded
  • (antonym(s) of “neither masculine nor feminine”): gendered

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

generic (plural generics)

  1. A product sold under a generic name.
  2. A wine that is a blend of several wines, or made from a blend of several grape varieties.
  3. (grammar) A term that specifies neither male nor female.

Translations

Related terms

  • gender
  • genus

Anagrams

  • energic

Occitan

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Adjective

generic m (feminine singular generica, masculine plural generics, feminine plural genericas)

  1. generic

Further reading

  • Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 348.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French générique.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʒeˈne.rik/

Adjective

generic m or n (feminine singular generică, masculine plural generici, feminine and neuter plural generice)

  1. generic

Declension

Noun

generic n (plural generice)

  1. (television, film) credits, titles

Declension

Further reading

  • generic in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Source: wiktionary.org