ACHROMAT is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ACHROMAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACHROMAT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACHROMAT is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACHROMAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
achromatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACHROMAT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ACHROMAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACHROMAT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ACHROMAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A lens designed to focus two wavelengths of light at one point, reducing colour fringes.
An achromat pairs two kinds of glass so their colour errors largely cancel. Telescopes and microscopes use it to give sharper, cleaner images. It is a step below the apochromat, which corrects more wavelengths.
How ACHROMAT is used
Used in optics, astronomy and photography.
- The small telescope uses an achromat as its main lens.
- An achromat reduces the colour halo around bright stars.
- She replaced the cheap lens with a proper achromat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACHROMAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ACHROMAT
The 8 tiles of ACHROMAT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ACHROMAT
22 longer words begin with ACHROMAT.
Shorter words from the letters in ACHROMAT
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Common questions about ACHROMAT
- Is ACHROMAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACHROMAT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACHROMAT worth?
- ACHROMAT is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACHROMAT mean?
- A lens designed to focus two wavelengths of light at one point, reducing colour fringes.
- What letters can be added to ACHROMAT?
- ACHROMAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ACHROMAT:
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