BINOCLE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BINOCLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BINOCLE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BINOCLE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BINOCLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
binoclesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BINOCLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BINOCLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What does BINOCLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
An old kind of telescope with two tubes, used to look at something with both eyes at once.
The binocle was an early form of what are now called binoculars, such as a double opera glass. The word is French in origin and is almost never used outside historical texts.
How BINOCLE is used
Binocle is an archaic word, replaced in modern speech by binoculars.
- The lady raised her binocle to see the stage.
- An antique binocle lay in the museum case.
- He studied the ships through a brass binocle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BINOCLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BINOCLE
1 longer words begin with BINOCLE.
Shorter words from the letters in BINOCLE
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Common questions about BINOCLE
- Is BINOCLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BINOCLE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BINOCLE worth?
- BINOCLE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BINOCLE mean?
- An old kind of telescope with two tubes, used to look at something with both eyes at once.
- What letters can be added to BINOCLE?
- BINOCLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BINOCLE:
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