EMISSIVITY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. EMISSIVITY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EMISSIVITY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMISSIVITY is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMISSIVITY
No single letter turns EMISSIVITY into another word.
How EMISSIVITY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in EMISSIVITY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EMISSIVITY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EMISSIVITY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A measure of how effectively a surface gives off heat as radiation compared with an ideal black body at the same temperature.
Values run from zero to one: a polished mirror-like metal gives off little, while matt black paint gives off a lot. Engineers must know the emissivity of a surface before an infrared thermometer can read its temperature correctly.
How EMISSIVITY is used
A physics and engineering term, normally given as a number between 0 and 1.
- The emissivity of polished aluminium is very low.
- Set the camera to the right emissivity or the temperature reading will be wrong.
- Black paint raises the emissivity of the radiator.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EMISSIVITY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in EMISSIVITY
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Common questions about EMISSIVITY
- Is EMISSIVITY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMISSIVITY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMISSIVITY worth?
- EMISSIVITY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EMISSIVITY mean?
- A measure of how effectively a surface gives off heat as radiation compared with an ideal black body at the same temperature.
- What letters can be added to EMISSIVITY?
- No single letter can be added to EMISSIVITY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of EMISSIVITY:
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