BICONVEXITY is a valid Scrabble word — 28 points
Yes. BICONVEXITY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 28 points in Scrabble and 31 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BICONVEXITY?
| 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 BICONVEXITY is to know. It scores 28 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BICONVEXITY
No single letter turns BICONVEXITY into another word.
How BICONVEXITY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BICONVEXITY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BICONVEXITY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BICONVEXITY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The quality of curving outward on both faces, like a typical magnifying lens.
Biconvexity determines how strongly a lens bends light toward a focus. Opticians and botanists alike mention it, the latter when describing seeds and fruit shaped like tiny lenses.
How BICONVEXITY is used
Biconvexity is a technical word from optics and descriptive biology.
- The biconvexity of the glass gave it strong magnifying power.
- A slight biconvexity distinguishes this seed from its flatter relatives.
- Measuring the biconvexity of each lens took most of the morning.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BICONVEXITY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BICONVEXITY
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Common questions about BICONVEXITY
- Is BICONVEXITY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BICONVEXITY, where it scores 31 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BICONVEXITY worth?
- BICONVEXITY is worth 28 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BICONVEXITY mean?
- The quality of curving outward on both faces, like a typical magnifying lens.
- What letters can be added to BICONVEXITY?
- No single letter can be added to BICONVEXITY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BICONVEXITY:
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