ALBEDO is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ALBEDO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALBEDO?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALBEDO is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALBEDO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
albedosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALBEDO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ALBEDO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,115.
What does ALBEDO mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The share of incoming light that a surface reflects back instead of absorbing, shown as a number between 0 and 1.
The word is Latin for whiteness. Fresh snow has a high albedo and reflects most sunlight, while dark ocean water and asphalt have a low albedo and soak it up as heat. Astronomers use the figure to judge the surface of a planet or moon, and climate scientists watch it because melting ice lowers the albedo of the polar regions and speeds further warming.
How ALBEDO is used
Technical; common in astronomy, climate science and geography.
- Fresh snow has a very high albedo.
- The moon has a lower albedo than most people assume.
- Dark forests lower the albedo of a snowy landscape.
- Satellites measure the albedo of ice sheets every year.
- A surface of albedo 0 would absorb all light.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALBEDO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ALBEDO
The 6 tiles of ALBEDO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ALBEDO
2 longer words begin with ALBEDO.
Shorter words from the letters in ALBEDO
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Common questions about ALBEDO
- Is ALBEDO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALBEDO, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALBEDO worth?
- ALBEDO is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALBEDO mean?
- The share of incoming light that a surface reflects back instead of absorbing, shown as a number between 0 and 1.
- What letters can be added to ALBEDO?
- ALBEDO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ALBEDO:
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