AUTODYNE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. AUTODYNE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AUTODYNE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AUTODYNE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AUTODYNE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
autodynesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AUTODYNE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AUTODYNE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AUTODYNE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about AUTODYNE
- All 8 letters of AUTODYNE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AUTODYNE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Describing a radio circuit in which the same valve or elements both oscillate and detect the signal.
An autodyne receiver saves parts by letting one stage serve as oscillator and detector at once. The idea belongs to the early decades of radio and is chiefly of historical interest now. As a noun, autodyne names such a circuit.
How AUTODYNE is used
Autodyne is a technical term from radio engineering, now mostly historical.
- The hobbyist built an autodyne receiver from a single valve.
- An autodyne circuit mixes oscillation and detection in one stage.
- The old manual described the autodyne arrangement in detail.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AUTODYNE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AUTODYNE
1 longer words begin with AUTODYNE.
Shorter words from the letters in AUTODYNE
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Common questions about AUTODYNE
- Is AUTODYNE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AUTODYNE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AUTODYNE worth?
- AUTODYNE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AUTODYNE mean?
- Describing a radio circuit in which the same valve or elements both oscillate and detect the signal.
- What letters can be added to AUTODYNE?
- AUTODYNE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AUTODYNE:
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