ASTATINE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ASTATINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASTATINE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASTATINE is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASTATINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
astatinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ASTATINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ASTATINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ASTATINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ASTATINE
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ASTATINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A radioactive chemical element with atomic number 85, belonging to the halogen group.
Astatine is among the rarest elements on Earth, since only traces exist at any moment in the crust. Its isotopes decay quickly, so scientists study it in tiny, short-lived amounts.
How ASTATINE is used
Appears in chemistry, physics and nuclear medicine texts, written with the symbol At.
- Astatine sits below iodine in the periodic table.
- Researchers made a few atoms of astatine in a cyclotron.
- The half-life of astatine is only a matter of hours.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASTATINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ASTATINE
The 8 tiles of ASTATINE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ASTATINE
1 longer words begin with ASTATINE.
Shorter words from the letters in ASTATINE
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Common questions about ASTATINE
- Is ASTATINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASTATINE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASTATINE worth?
- ASTATINE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASTATINE mean?
- A radioactive chemical element with atomic number 85, belonging to the halogen group.
- What letters can be added to ASTATINE?
- ASTATINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ASTATINE:
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