HELIOSTAT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. HELIOSTAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HELIOSTAT?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HELIOSTAT is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HELIOSTAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
heliostatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HELIOSTAT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HELIOSTAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HELIOSTAT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HELIOSTAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A device with a mirror that turns to follow the sun and keeps its reflected light pointing in one fixed direction.
A heliostat is driven by clockwork or a small motor to cancel out the sky's apparent motion. Modern solar power plants use fields of heliostats to aim sunlight at a single tower.
How HELIOSTAT is used
The term heliostat is used in astronomy, signalling history and solar energy.
- The astronomer set up a heliostat to feed light to his instrument.
- Each heliostat in the field tilts a little every minute.
- A heliostat once sent signals across mountain ranges.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HELIOSTAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HELIOSTAT
2 longer words begin with HELIOSTAT.
Shorter words from the letters in HELIOSTAT
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Common questions about HELIOSTAT
- Is HELIOSTAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HELIOSTAT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HELIOSTAT worth?
- HELIOSTAT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HELIOSTAT mean?
- A device with a mirror that turns to follow the sun and keeps its reflected light pointing in one fixed direction.
- What letters can be added to HELIOSTAT?
- HELIOSTAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HELIOSTAT:
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