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Is optic a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word optic is a Scrabble US word. The word optic is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is optic a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word optic is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

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Is optic a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word optic is a Words With Friends word. The word optic is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (3 found)

OPTIC,PICOT,TOPIC,

4-letter words (4 found)

CITO,COIT,OTIC,TOPI,

3-letter words (12 found)

CIT,COP,COT,OPT,PIC,PIT,POI,POT,TIC,TIP,TOC,TOP,

2-letter words (8 found)

IO,IT,OI,OP,PI,PO,TI,TO,

You can make 27 words from optic according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of optic

optic potic otpic topic ptoic tpoic opitc poitc oiptc ioptc piotc ipotc otipc toipc oitpc iotpc tiopc itopc ptioc tpioc pitoc iptoc tipoc itpoc optci potci otpci topci ptoci tpoci opcti pocti ocpti copti pcoti cpoti otcpi tocpi octpi cotpi tcopi ctopi ptcoi tpcoi pctoi cptoi tcpoi ctpoi opict poict oipct iopct pioct ipoct opcit pocit ocpit copit pcoit cpoit oicpt iocpt ocipt coipt icopt ciopt picot ipcot pciot cpiot icpot cipot oticp toicp oitcp iotcp tiocp itocp otcip tocip octip cotip tcoip ctoip oictp ioctp ocitp coitp icotp ciotp ticop itcop tciop ctiop ictop citop ptico tpico pitco iptco tipco itpco ptcio tpcio pctio cptio tcpio ctpio picto ipcto pcito cpito icpto cipto ticpo itcpo tcipo ctipo ictpo citpo

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word optic. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in optic.

Definitions and meaning of optic

optic

Alternative forms

  • optick, optique (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French optique or Medieval Latin opticus, from Ancient Greek ὀπτῐκός (optikós, “of or for sight”), from ὀπτός (optós, “visible”) +‎ -ῐκός (-ikós, “-ic”, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒp.tɪk/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑp.tɪk/
  • Rhymes: -ɒptɪk

Adjective

optic (not comparable)

  1. (relational) Of, or relating to the eye or to vision.
  2. (optics, relational) Of, or relating to optics or optical instruments.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

optic (plural optics)

  1. (archaic, humorous) An eye.
  2. (optics) A lens or other part of an optical instrument that interacts with light.
  3. (trademark in UK) A measuring device with a small window, attached to an upside-down bottle, used to dispense alcoholic drinks in a bar.

Derived terms

  • optic stand

Translations

References

  • “optic”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  • “optic”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Further reading

  • Alcoholic spirits measure on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • “optic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “optic”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “optic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

  • -topic, cop it, picot, topic

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French optique.

Adjective

optic m or n (feminine singular optică, masculine plural optici, feminine and neuter plural optice)

  1. optic

Declension


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