BITWISE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BITWISE 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 BITWISE?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BITWISE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BITWISE
No single letter turns BITWISE into another word.
How BITWISE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BITWISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does BITWISE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Working on the individual bits of a binary number rather than on the whole value.
In programming a bitwise operator compares or shifts the separate ones and zeros of a value, which makes it useful for flags and low-level tasks. It is different from a logical operator, which treats a whole value as simply true or false.
How BITWISE is used
Used in computing for operations performed bit by bit.
- A bitwise AND can test whether a flag is set.
- The programmer used a bitwise shift to double the number.
- Bitwise operations are fast on nearly every processor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BITWISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BITWISE
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Common questions about BITWISE
- Is BITWISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BITWISE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BITWISE worth?
- BITWISE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BITWISE mean?
- Working on the individual bits of a binary number rather than on the whole value.
- What letters can be added to BITWISE?
- No single letter can be added to BITWISE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BITWISE:
Open BITWISE in the Word Finder