HOMOPOLAR is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HOMOPOLAR 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 HOMOPOLAR?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOMOPOLAR is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOMOPOLAR
No single letter turns HOMOPOLAR into another word.
How HOMOPOLAR scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HOMOPOLAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOMOPOLAR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOMOPOLAR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Having the same electrical charge throughout, as in a covalent bond, or producing direct current without a commutator.
In chemistry homopolar describes a bond where electrons are shared evenly between atoms. In engineering it labels a generator or motor whose design delivers steady direct current. The two senses come from different fields, so the surrounding words show which is intended.
How HOMOPOLAR is used
Used in chemistry and electrical engineering.
- A homopolar generator can deliver very high current at low voltage.
- The textbook explained the homopolar bond in a diatomic molecule.
- Faraday built an early homopolar device from a magnet and a disc.
- Engineers praised the homopolar design for its simplicity.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOMOPOLAR and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOMOPOLAR
2 longer words begin with HOMOPOLAR.
Shorter words from the letters in HOMOPOLAR
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Common questions about HOMOPOLAR
- Is HOMOPOLAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOMOPOLAR, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOMOPOLAR worth?
- HOMOPOLAR is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOMOPOLAR mean?
- Having the same electrical charge throughout, as in a covalent bond, or producing direct current without a commutator.
- What letters can be added to HOMOPOLAR?
- No single letter can be added to HOMOPOLAR to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HOMOPOLAR:
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