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Is pedantic a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word pedantic is a Scrabble US word. The word pedantic is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Is pedantic a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word pedantic is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

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Is pedantic a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word pedantic is a Words With Friends word. The word pedantic is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (2 found)

PEDANTIC,PENTADIC,

7-letter words (5 found)

DEPAINT,PAINTED,PANDECT,PATINED,PICANTE,

6-letter words (30 found)

ACETIN,ANETIC,APNEIC,CADENT,CANDIE,CANTED,CATNEP,CATNIP,CENTAI,CNIDAE,DACITE,DECANI,DECANT,DEPICT,DETAIN,DIPNET,ENATIC,ENDCAP,INCEPT,NIDATE,PAINED,PANDIT,PANTED,PANTIE,PATINE,PECTIN,PEDANT,PEINCT,PENTAD,PINETA,

5-letter words (54 found)

ACNED,ACTED,ACTIN,ADEPT,ANTED,ANTIC,APTED,CADET,CADIE,CANED,CANID,CAPED,CITED,CNIDA,DAINE,DAINT,DANCE,DECAN,DIACT,DIANE,DICTA,EDICT,ENACT,ENIAC,ENTIA,EPACT,IDANT,IDENT,INAPT,INEPT,NAPED,NEPIT,NICAD,PACED,PAINT,PANCE,PANED,PANIC,PATED,PATEN,PATIN,PECAN,PIEND,PIETA,PINED,PINTA,TAPED,TAPEN,TEIND,TENIA,TEPID,TICED,TINEA,TINED,

4-letter words (95 found)

ACED,ACID,ACNE,ADIT,AIDE,AINE,ANCE,ANTE,ANTI,APED,CADE,CADI,CAID,CAIN,CANE,CANT,CAPE,CAPI,CATE,CEDI,CENT,CIDE,CINE,CITE,DACE,DANT,DATE,DEAN,DENI,DENT,DICE,DICT,DIET,DINE,DINT,DIPT,DITA,DITE,ECAD,EDIT,EINA,EPIC,ETIC,ETNA,ICED,IDEA,NAPE,NEAP,NEAT,NICE,NIDE,NIED,NIPA,NITE,PACE,PACT,PADI,PAID,PAIN,PAND,PANE,PANT,PATE,PEAN,PEAT,PEDI,PEIN,PEND,PENI,PENT,PIAN,PICA,PICE,PIED,PIET,PINA,PINE,PINT,PITA,TACE,TAED,TAIN,TANE,TAPE,TEAD,TEIN,TEND,TEPA,TIAN,TICE,TIDE,TIED,TINA,TIND,TINE,

3-letter words (74 found)

ACE,ACT,AID,AIN,AIT,AND,ANE,ANI,ANT,APE,APT,ATE,CAD,CAN,CAP,CAT,CEP,CID,CIT,DAE,DAN,DAP,DEI,DEN,DEP,DIE,DIN,DIP,DIT,EAN,EAT,END,ETA,ICE,IDE,ITA,NAE,NAP,NAT,NED,NEP,NET,NID,NIE,NIP,NIT,PAC,PAD,PAN,PAT,PEA,PEC,PED,PEN,PET,PIA,PIC,PIE,PIN,PIT,TAD,TAE,TAI,TAN,TAP,TEA,TEC,TED,TEN,TIC,TID,TIE,TIN,TIP,

2-letter words (23 found)

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1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 284 words from pedantic according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of pedantic

pedantic

Alternative forms

  • pedantick (obsolete)

Etymology

From pedant +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: pa-dăn'tĭk, IPA(key): /pəˈdæn.tɪk/
  • Rhymes: -æntɪk

Adjective

pedantic (comparative more pedantic, superlative most pedantic)

  1. Being overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning, like a pedant.
  2. Being showy of one’s knowledge, often in a boring manner.

Quotations

Synonyms

  • pedantical
  • (like a pedant): (informal, derogatory) anal-retentive, fussy, nit-picky
  • (showy of one's knowledge): (sometimes applicable) nit-picky, ostentatious, pedagogical, pretentious
  • See also Thesaurus:fastidious

Derived terms

Related terms

  • pedant
  • pedantry

Translations

See also

  • inkhorn

Further reading

  • “pedantic”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “pedantic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

  • depactin, pentacid, pentadic

Romanian

Etymology

From pedant +‎ -ic.

Adjective

pedantic m or n (feminine singular pedantică, masculine plural pedantici, feminine and neuter plural pedantice)

  1. pedantic

Declension


Source: wiktionary.org