BATHYSPHERE is a valid Scrabble word — 24 points
Yes. BATHYSPHERE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 24 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BATHYSPHERE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BATHYSPHERE is to know. It scores 24 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BATHYSPHERE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bathyspheresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BATHYSPHERE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BATHYSPHERE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BATHYSPHERE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BATHYSPHERE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A strong, round diving vessel lowered on a cable to observe the deep sea.
The bathysphere carried scientists to depths no diver could reach during the 1930s. It had thick windows and no engine, so a ship above held it by the cable.
How BATHYSPHERE is used
Bathysphere appears in history of ocean exploration and science writing.
- The bathysphere sank slowly into the dark water.
- Two men squeezed inside the tiny bathysphere for the descent.
- The museum displays an early bathysphere beside photographs of deep-sea fish.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BATHYSPHERE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BATHYSPHERE
1 longer words begin with BATHYSPHERE.
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Common questions about BATHYSPHERE
- Is BATHYSPHERE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BATHYSPHERE, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BATHYSPHERE worth?
- BATHYSPHERE is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BATHYSPHERE mean?
- A strong, round diving vessel lowered on a cable to observe the deep sea.
- What letters can be added to BATHYSPHERE?
- BATHYSPHERE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BATHYSPHERE:
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