Automatic
/ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk/
noun
- A car with automatic transmission.
"I never learned to drive a stick. I can only drive an automatic."
- A semi-automatic pistol.
"The G-men raiding the speakeasy were equipped with .45 automatics, while the local policemen were carrying revolvers and shotguns."
adjective
- Capable of operating without external control or intervention.
"The automatic clothes washer was a great labor-saving device."
- Done out of habit or without conscious thought.
"Absent-minded doodling is a form of automatic art."
- Necessary, inevitable, prescribed by logic, law, etc.
"Spitting at another player means an automatic red card."
- (of a firearm such as a machine gun) Firing continuously as long as the trigger is pressed until ammunition is exhausted.
"Fully automatic weapons cannot be legally owned by private citizens in the US, except in very special circumstances, as by private security companies."
- (of a handgun) An autoloader; a semi-automatic or self-loading pistol, as opposed to a revolver or other manually actuated handgun, which fires one shot per pull of the trigger; distinct from machine guns.
"The US Army adopted John Browning's M1911 pistol as its sidearm, chambered in .45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol)."
No exact anagrams found for "automatic". This word has a unique letter combination.
Total: 13 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
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 "Automatic"
Automatic is a 9-letter word that scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Automatic" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "automatic" is a medium-scoring word.