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Is PATRONYMIC a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list PATRONYMIC is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

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192210

What does PATRONYMIC mean?

  1. nouna family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor)
  2. adjectiveof or derived from a personal or family name

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Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

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Is PATRONYMIC a Scrabble word?

PATRONYMIC is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is PATRONYMIC worth?

PATRONYMIC is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does PATRONYMIC mean?

A family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor).