ANGSTROM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ANGSTROM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANGSTROM?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANGSTROM is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANGSTROM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
angstromsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANGSTROM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ANGSTROM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANGSTROM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ANGSTROM
- All 8 letters of ANGSTROM are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ANGSTROM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A very small unit of length equal to one ten-billionth of a metre, used for wavelengths and distances between atoms.
An angstrom is so short that only atoms and light waves are measured with it. Many modern writers prefer the nanometre, but the older unit still appears in chemistry and crystal studies.
How ANGSTROM is used
Used in physics and chemistry to express wavelengths and atomic distances.
- The bond between the two atoms is about one angstrom long.
- Light waves were once measured in each angstrom of length.
- An angstrom is much smaller than any speck of dust.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANGSTROM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANGSTROM
1 longer words begin with ANGSTROM.
Shorter words from the letters in ANGSTROM
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Common questions about ANGSTROM
- Is ANGSTROM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANGSTROM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANGSTROM worth?
- ANGSTROM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANGSTROM mean?
- A very small unit of length equal to one ten-billionth of a metre, used for wavelengths and distances between atoms.
- What letters can be added to ANGSTROM?
- ANGSTROM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ANGSTROM:
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