ADIABATIC is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ADIABATIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ADIABATIC?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADIABATIC is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADIABATIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
adiabaticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ADIABATIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ADIABATIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ADIABATIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ADIABATIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Describing a process in which no heat enters or leaves the system.
When air is squeezed quickly it heats up without any heat being supplied, which is the classic adiabatic effect behind diesel engines. Meteorologists apply the same idea to rising air that cools as it expands.
How ADIABATIC is used
Used in physics, engineering and meteorology.
- The gas underwent an adiabatic compression.
- Rising air cools at the adiabatic rate.
- An adiabatic wall prevents heat exchange.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ADIABATIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ADIABATIC
2 longer words begin with ADIABATIC.
Shorter words from the letters in ADIABATIC
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Common questions about ADIABATIC
- Is ADIABATIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ADIABATIC, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ADIABATIC worth?
- ADIABATIC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ADIABATIC mean?
- Describing a process in which no heat enters or leaves the system.
- What letters can be added to ADIABATIC?
- ADIABATIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ADIABATIC:
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