ASTROMETRY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ASTROMETRY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASTROMETRY?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASTROMETRY is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASTROMETRY
No single letter turns ASTROMETRY into another word.
How ASTROMETRY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ASTROMETRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ASTROMETRY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ASTROMETRY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The branch of astronomy that measures the positions, distances and movements of stars and other celestial bodies.
Astrometry supplies the precise maps on which the rest of astronomy depends. Space missions now fix star positions to tiny fractions of a second of arc, and the same method helps detect planets by the wobble they cause.
How ASTROMETRY is used
Astrometry is a scientific term used in astronomy and space-mission descriptions.
- Astrometry showed that the star was drifting across the sky.
- The satellite carried out astrometry on over a billion stars.
- Careful astrometry can reveal a planet through its pull on a star.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASTROMETRY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ASTROMETRY
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Common questions about ASTROMETRY
- Is ASTROMETRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASTROMETRY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASTROMETRY worth?
- ASTROMETRY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASTROMETRY mean?
- The branch of astronomy that measures the positions, distances and movements of stars and other celestial bodies.
- What letters can be added to ASTROMETRY?
- No single letter can be added to ASTROMETRY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ASTROMETRY:
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