APLANAT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. APLANAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APLANAT?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APLANAT is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APLANAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
aplanatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How APLANAT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in APLANAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 661,688.
What does APLANAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A lens or optical surface designed to be free from spherical aberration.
An aplanat gives a sharper image because rays from the edge and the centre of the lens meet at the same point. Photographers of the nineteenth century prized lenses of this type.
How APLANAT is used
Aplanat is a technical optics word, found in histories of camera lenses.
- The firm advertised its new aplanat as a rapid portrait lens.
- An aplanat corrects blur that a simple lens would leave.
- He mounted an aplanat on the old plate camera.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APLANAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with APLANAT
5 longer words begin with APLANAT.
Shorter words from the letters in APLANAT
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Common questions about APLANAT
- Is APLANAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APLANAT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APLANAT worth?
- APLANAT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APLANAT mean?
- A lens or optical surface designed to be free from spherical aberration.
- What letters can be added to APLANAT?
- APLANAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of APLANAT:
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