GEOSYNCLINE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. GEOSYNCLINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GEOSYNCLINE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GEOSYNCLINE is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GEOSYNCLINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
geosynclinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GEOSYNCLINE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in GEOSYNCLINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GEOSYNCLINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GEOSYNCLINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A very large, long downward fold of the Earth's crust in which thick layers of sediment and volcanic rock collect.
The geosyncline was an important idea in older theories of how mountain ranges form, with thick piles of sediment later squeezed and lifted. Modern plate tectonics has largely replaced the concept, so the word now appears mostly in older geology texts.
How GEOSYNCLINE is used
Geosyncline belongs to geology and is now mainly historical in its use.
- The mountain belt began as a deep geosyncline filled with sediment.
- Early geologists explained folded rocks by the collapse of a geosyncline.
- The textbook devoted a chapter to the geosyncline theory.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GEOSYNCLINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GEOSYNCLINE
1 longer words begin with GEOSYNCLINE.
Shorter words from the letters in GEOSYNCLINE
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Common questions about GEOSYNCLINE
- Is GEOSYNCLINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GEOSYNCLINE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GEOSYNCLINE worth?
- GEOSYNCLINE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GEOSYNCLINE mean?
- A very large, long downward fold of the Earth's crust in which thick layers of sediment and volcanic rock collect.
- What letters can be added to GEOSYNCLINE?
- GEOSYNCLINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of GEOSYNCLINE:
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