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Is phatic a Scrabble word?

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

P3H4A1T1I1C3

Is phatic a Scrabble UK word?

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

P3H4A1T1I1C3

Is phatic a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word phatic is a Words With Friends word. The word phatic is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

P4H3A1T1I1C4

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6-letter words (3 found)

HAPTIC,PATHIC,PHATIC,

5-letter words (4 found)

AITCH,CHAPT,PATCH,PITCH,

4-letter words (18 found)

CAPH,CAPI,CHAI,CHAP,CHAT,CHIA,CHIP,CHIT,HIPT,ITCH,PACT,PATH,PHAT,PICA,PITA,PITH,TACH,TICH,

3-letter words (29 found)

ACH,ACT,AHI,AIT,APT,CAP,CAT,CHA,CHI,CIT,HAP,HAT,HIC,HIP,HIT,ICH,ITA,PAC,PAH,PAT,PHI,PHT,PIA,PIC,PIT,TAI,TAP,TIC,TIP,

2-letter words (11 found)

AH,AI,AT,CH,HA,HI,IT,PA,PI,TA,TI,

You can make 65 words from phatic according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of phatic

phatic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φατός (phatós, “spoken”) - from φημί (phēmí, “I say”) - +‎ -ic.

Probably formally influenced by emphatic, which predates this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfætɪk/
  • Rhymes: -ætɪk

Adjective

phatic (comparative more phatic, superlative most phatic)

  1. (linguistics) Pertaining to words used to convey any kind of social relationship.

Derived terms

  • phatic communion

Translations

See also

  • emphatic
  • platitude

Anagrams

  • -pathic, haptic, pathic

Source: wiktionary.org