ASTATIC is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ASTATIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASTATIC?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASTATIC is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASTATIC
No single letter turns ASTATIC into another word.
How ASTATIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ASTATIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 411,717.
What does ASTATIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Having no tendency to stay in a fixed position, or arranged so that outside magnetic forces cancel out.
In physics an astatic needle or system is built from paired magnets so that Earth's magnetic field does not turn it. Such pairs made early galvanometers far more sensitive.
How ASTATIC is used
Astatic is a technical term from physics and instrument making.
- The astatic galvanometer responded to very small currents.
- An astatic pair of needles ignores the Earth field.
- Nineteenth-century labs prized astatic instruments.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASTATIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ASTATIC
3 longer words begin with ASTATIC.
Shorter words from the letters in ASTATIC
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Common questions about ASTATIC
- Is ASTATIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASTATIC, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASTATIC worth?
- ASTATIC is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASTATIC mean?
- Having no tendency to stay in a fixed position, or arranged so that outside magnetic forces cancel out.
- What letters can be added to ASTATIC?
- No single letter can be added to ASTATIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ASTATIC:
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