EXCITON is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. EXCITON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EXCITON?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXCITON is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXCITON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
excitonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EXCITON scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EXCITON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does EXCITON mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A bound pair made of an excited electron and the hole it leaves behind, moving through a crystal as a packet of energy.
An exciton carries energy but no net electric charge, so it can travel through a solid without being pulled by fields. Physicists study the exciton to understand how solar cells and LEDs absorb and emit light.
How EXCITON is used
Used in solid-state physics and materials science.
- Light striking the crystal creates an exciton.
- The exciton diffused toward the interface before splitting.
- Researchers measured how long each exciton survived.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXCITON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EXCITON
2 longer words begin with EXCITON.
Shorter words from the letters in EXCITON
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Common questions about EXCITON
- Is EXCITON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXCITON, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXCITON worth?
- EXCITON is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXCITON mean?
- A bound pair made of an excited electron and the hole it leaves behind, moving through a crystal as a packet of energy.
- What letters can be added to EXCITON?
- EXCITON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EXCITON:
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