BISTABLE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BISTABLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BISTABLE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BISTABLE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BISTABLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bistablesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BISTABLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BISTABLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BISTABLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BISTABLE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Able to rest in either of two stable states, as certain electronic circuits can.
A bistable device stays in one state until something pushes it into the other, which makes it useful for storing a single bit. Flip-flops are the classic bistable circuits, and some mechanical switches behave the same way.
How BISTABLE is used
Bistable is used in electronics and physics, and sometimes as a noun for the circuit itself.
- A bistable circuit can remember one bit of data.
- The toggle switch is bistable, staying where you leave it.
- Engineers built a bistable valve that holds its position without power.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BISTABLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BISTABLE
1 longer words begin with BISTABLE.
Shorter words from the letters in BISTABLE
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Common questions about BISTABLE
- Is BISTABLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BISTABLE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BISTABLE worth?
- BISTABLE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BISTABLE mean?
- Able to rest in either of two stable states, as certain electronic circuits can.
- What letters can be added to BISTABLE?
- BISTABLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BISTABLE:
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