specific S₁P₃E₁C₃I₁F₄I₁C₃

SPECIFIC is an eight-letter English word with a 17-point face-value Scrabble score. Its definition ranges from a distinguishing quality to a remedy, a specification, or the details themselves. The word is common in English usage, with a frequency count of 13,708, yet it has no anagrams or one-letter neighbours.

SPECIFIC at a glance

• SPECIFIC has eight letters and a 17-point face-value Scrabble score.
• Its letters are S, P, E, C, I, F, I, C; C and I each appear twice.
• SPECIFIC has no anagrams and no one-letter neighbours in the word list.
• Twelve words rhyme with its final -fic sound, including traffic, terrific, and prolific.
• SPECIFIC is common in English, with frequency rank 966 and count 13,708.

What does specific mean?

The core sense of SPECIFIC is a distinguishing attribute or quality. Wiktionary also records three related senses: a remedy for a particular disease or condition, specification, and details or particulars.

In everyday writing, specific usually narrows a statement to one identifiable thing. A specific clue points toward a defined answer; a broad clue leaves the field open. That contrast captures the word’s central idea without requiring a technical definition.

The noun sense appears in phrases such as “the specifics,” meaning details or particulars. That use is distinct from the adjective in “a specific request,” even though both senses share the same spelling and focus on precision.

How does SPECIFIC score 17 Scrabble points?

SPECIFIC scores 17 points before any board premiums. Its two Cs are worth 3 each, P is worth 3, and F is worth 4; those four tiles contribute 13 points together. The remaining S, E, and two Is add 4.

That split makes the F the standout tile, but the two Cs matter just as much together. A common scoring mistake is to count only the F and overlook the repeated C value; face value counts every tile in SPECIFIC.

Letter rearrangement offers no alternate word: SPECIFIC has zero anagrams, and changing one tile produces no listed one-letter neighbour. Sound gives you more options: 12 words rhyme with its final -fic, including traffic, terrific, and prolific. For the specific meaning, think exact or particular, rather than a substitute spelling.