HETERODYNE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. HETERODYNE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HETERODYNE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HETERODYNE is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HETERODYNE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HETERODYNE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HETERODYNE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HETERODYNE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HETERODYNE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To mix a radio signal with another of a slightly different frequency in order to produce a new frequency.
Radio receivers heterodyne the incoming signal with a local one, so that the result is easier to amplify and tune. The new frequency equals the sum or difference of the two originals.
How HETERODYNE is used
Heterodyne is a verb of radio engineering, and also appears as an adjective in heterodyne receiver.
- The receiver will heterodyne the signal down to a lower frequency.
- Engineers heterodyne two waves to produce a beat tone.
- The circuit is designed to heterodyne with a local oscillator.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HETERODYNE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HETERODYNE
2 longer words begin with HETERODYNE.
Shorter words from the letters in HETERODYNE
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Common questions about HETERODYNE
- Is HETERODYNE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HETERODYNE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HETERODYNE worth?
- HETERODYNE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HETERODYNE mean?
- To mix a radio signal with another of a slightly different frequency in order to produce a new frequency.
- What letters can be added to HETERODYNE?
- HETERODYNE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HETERODYNE:
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