What PATRONYMIC Means
- noun: 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)
- adjective: of or derived from a personal or family name
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
PATRONYMIC is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 19 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as P3 A1 T1 R1 O1 N1 Y4 M3 I1 C3.
Anagrams of PATRONYMIC (2)
Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.
Words Made From The Letters In PATRONYMIC
654 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
9 letter words (3)
8 letter words (9)
7 letter words (39)
ACRONYMAPOMICTAPRICOTAPROTICATROPINCAMPIONCANTRIPCAPTIONCAROTINCOMPANYCOMPARTCORTINACRAMPITCRAMPONCRYPTONCYPRIANMAINTOPMANTRICMARCONIMINORCAOPACITYPACTIONPARONYMPAROTICPATRICOPORTMANPOTAMICPRIMACYPTARMICPTOMAINRAMPIONTAMPIONTIMPANOTOPIARYTORMINATRIONYMTYMPANITYMPANOTYRONIC
6 letter words (83)
ACTIONAIRCONANOMICAORTICARCMINARMPITAROINTAROYNTATOMICATONICATOPICATYPICCAIRNYCAMIONCANOPYCANTORCAPTORCARTONCARTOPCATIONCATNIPCITRONCOMARTCOMITYCONIMACONTRACOPITACORTINCRAMPYCRATONCRAYONCRIANTCRIMPYCRYPTOIMPACTIMPARTIMPORTMACRONMAINORMANIOCMANITOMANTICMARTINMATICOMATIPOMATRICMATRONMICRONMONACTMOPANIMORNAYMYOPIAMYOPICMYOTICMYRICANOTARYOPTIMAPAINTYPANTRYPARITYPARTIMPARTONPATRONPAYNIMPICAROPIRACYPITMANPOINTYPONTICPORINAPOTMANRACINORATIONRIANCYTAMPONTARPONTOPMANTOYMANTRAMPYTROPICTROPINTRYPANTYMPAN
5 letter words (163)
ACORNACTINACTONACTORAMINOAMITYAMNICAMNIOAMORTAMRITANOMYANTICAPORTAPRONARIOTARTICATIMYATOMYATONYATOPYATRIPAYONTCAIRNCAMPICAMPOCAMPYCANTOCANTYCAPONCAPOTCARNYCAROMCARONCARPICIMARCOAPTCOATICOMPTCONIACOPAYCOPRACORAMCORIACORNICORNYCOTANCRAMPCRAPYCRIMPCRONYCRYPTCYANOCYMARCYTONIMPOTINAPTINARMINTRAINTROIRONYMACONMACROMANICMANORMANTOMANTYMARONMATINMAYORMICRAMICROMINARMINCYMINORMINTYMOIRAMONTYMORATMORAYMORIANARCONARICNITRONITRYNOMICNORIANORMAOCTANONTICOPTICORACYORANTORCINORPINOTARYPAINTPANICPANIMPANTOPARTIPARTYPATINPATIOPAYORPIANOPICOTPICRAPINOTPINTAPINTOPIONYPITONPOINTPONCYPONTYPORTAPORTYPOTINPOYNTPRATYPRICYPRIMAPRIMOPRIMYPRINTPRIONPROINPROYNPYRANPYRICRACONRAINYRAMINRATIORAYONRIANTROMANROTANTAMINTAPIRTAROCTIMONTOMANTOMIATONICTOPICTORANTORICTRAINTRAMPTRIACTRIPYTROMPTRONATRONCTRYMATYPICTYRANYAPONYARCOYARTOYONICYRAPT
4 letter words (200)
AIRNAIRTAIRYAMINAMIRANTIARCOARMYARTIARTYATOCATOMATOPAYINCAINCAMOCAMPCANTCANYCAPICAPOCARNCARPCARTCIAOCIONCITOCITYCOATCOINCOIRCOITCOMACOMPCONICONYCOPYCORMCORNCORYCRAMCRANCRAYCRIACRIMCRITCROPCYANCYMAICONINROINTOIOTAIRONMAINMAIRMANIMANOMANYMARCMARTMARYMATYMAYOMICAMICOMINAMINOMINTMINYMIROMIRYMITYMOAIMOANMOATMOITMONAMONYMOPYMORAMORNMORTMOTIMOYAMYNANAOINARCNARYNIPANOIRNOMANORINORMNOTAOARYOATYOCTAOINTOMITORCAOTICPACOPACTPACYPAINPAIRPANTPARTPATYPIANPICAPIMAPINAPINTPINYPIONPIOYPIRNPITAPITYPONTPONYPORTPORYPRAMPRAOPRATPRAYPRIMPROAPROMPYATPYICPYINPYOTPYRORACYRAINRAITRAMIRAMPRANIRANTRAPTRATORICYRIMARIMYRIOTRIPTROAMROANROINROMAROMPRONTROPYROTAROTIRYOTTACOTAINTAMPTARNTAROTARPTIANTIARTINATINYTIROTONYTOPITORATORCTORITORNTORYTRAMTRAPTRAYTRIMTRINTRIOTRIPTRONTROPTROYTRYPTYINTYMPTYPOTYROYARNYMPTYOMPYONIYONTYORP
3 letter words (127)
ACTAIMAINAIRAITAMIAMPANIANTANYAPOAPTARCARMARTARYCAMCANCAPCARCATCAYCITCONCOPCORCOTCOYCRYICYIMPIONITAMACMANMAPMARMATMAYMICMIRMNAMOAMOCMOIMONMOPMORMOTMOYMYCNAMNAPNATNAYNIMNIPNITNOMNORNOTNOYOAROATOCAONYOPTORAORCORTPACPAMPANPARPATPAYPIAPICPINPIRPITPOAPOIPOMPOTPROPRYPYARAIRAMRANRAPRATRAYRIARIMRINRIPRITROCROMROTRYATAITAMTANTAOTAPTARTAYTICTINTIPTOCTOMTONTOPTORTOYTRYYAMYAPYARYINYIPYOMYON
2 letter words (30)
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