Emphatic
/əmˈfætək/
Scrabble:17 ptsWWF:19 pts8 letters
Definition of Emphatic
adjective
- Characterized by emphasis; forceful.
- Stated with conviction.
"He gave me an emphatic no when I asked him out."
- (grammar) Belonging to a set of English tense forms comprising the auxiliary verb do + an infinitive without to.
- Belonging to a series of obstruent consonants in several Semitic languages that are distinguished from both voiced and voiceless consonants by a certain phonetic feature or features.
Anagrams of Emphatic
1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "emphatic":
Letter Values
e1
m3
p3
h4
a1
t1
i1
c3
Total: 17 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Emphatic
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Emphatic"
Emphatic is a 8-letter word that scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "emphatic" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Emphatic" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "emphatic" is a high-scoring word.