GEOSTROPHIC is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. GEOSTROPHIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GEOSTROPHIC?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GEOSTROPHIC is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GEOSTROPHIC
No single letter turns GEOSTROPHIC into another word.
How GEOSTROPHIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in GEOSTROPHIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GEOSTROPHIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GEOSTROPHIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Describing a wind or current produced when pressure differences are balanced by the turning effect of the Earth's rotation.
Geostrophic flow is a key idea in meteorology and oceanography. Instead of blowing straight from high to low pressure, a geostrophic wind runs parallel to the lines of equal pressure. Forecasters use the idea as a simple model of large-scale air movement.
How GEOSTROPHIC is used
Used in weather science and oceanography for balanced large-scale flow.
- The geostrophic wind follows the isobars rather than crossing them.
- Ocean scientists calculated the geostrophic current from pressure data.
- A geostrophic balance explains why storms spin as they do.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GEOSTROPHIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GEOSTROPHIC
1 longer words begin with GEOSTROPHIC.
Shorter words from the letters in GEOSTROPHIC
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Common questions about GEOSTROPHIC
- Is GEOSTROPHIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GEOSTROPHIC, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GEOSTROPHIC worth?
- GEOSTROPHIC is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GEOSTROPHIC mean?
- Describing a wind or current produced when pressure differences are balanced by the turning effect of the Earth's rotation.
- What letters can be added to GEOSTROPHIC?
- No single letter can be added to GEOSTROPHIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of GEOSTROPHIC:
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