AFFINE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. AFFINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AFFINE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AFFINE is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AFFINE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AFFINE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in AFFINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 204,399.
What does AFFINE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Of a geometric transformation or space, preserving straight lines and parallelism but not necessarily distances or angles; in older use, related by marriage.
In mathematics an affine map can stretch, shear, rotate or shift a figure, yet parallel lines stay parallel and a straight line stays straight. The idea underlies much of computer graphics, where an affine matrix moves and scales images. The word shares a root with affinity and was once applied to relatives connected by marriage, a sense that is now rare.
How AFFINE is used
Mostly mathematical and technical; the marriage sense is rare and old.
- An affine transformation keeps parallel lines parallel.
- The software applies an affine map to rotate the picture.
- She studied affine geometry in her second year.
- An affine function of one variable draws a straight line.
- Older legal texts call a spouse's relatives affine kin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AFFINE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AFFINE
3 longer words begin with AFFINE.
Shorter words from the letters in AFFINE
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Common questions about AFFINE
- Is AFFINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AFFINE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AFFINE worth?
- AFFINE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AFFINE mean?
- Of a geometric transformation or space, preserving straight lines and parallelism but not necessarily distances or angles; in older use, related by marriage.
- What letters can be added to AFFINE?
- AFFINE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of AFFINE:
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