AQUATONE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. AQUATONE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AQUATONE?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AQUATONE is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AQUATONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
aquatonesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AQUATONE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AQUATONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AQUATONE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AQUATONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
printingtechnical
A lithographic printing process that transfers an image by offset from a metal plate coated with sensitised gelatin, or a print made this way.
Aquatone gave printers a way to reproduce smooth tones without a screen of dots. Today the word is mainly of historical interest in the story of printing.
How AQUATONE is used
Used in printing history and technical manuals.
- The postcard was produced by aquatone.
- An aquatone print has a smooth, soft look.
- The press offered aquatone as a cheaper process.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AQUATONE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AQUATONE
1 longer words begin with AQUATONE.
Shorter words from the letters in AQUATONE
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Common questions about AQUATONE
- Is AQUATONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AQUATONE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AQUATONE worth?
- AQUATONE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AQUATONE mean?
- A lithographic printing process that transfers an image by offset from a metal plate coated with sensitised gelatin, or a print made this way.
- What letters can be added to AQUATONE?
- AQUATONE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AQUATONE:
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