IGNITRON is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. IGNITRON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IGNITRON?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IGNITRON is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IGNITRON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ignitronsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IGNITRON scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in IGNITRON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IGNITRON has to be built on the board across turns.
What does IGNITRON mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A type of mercury-pool rectifier tube that can handle large electric currents.
An ignitron is an industrial electronic device in which an arc is started on a pool of mercury by a small auxiliary electrode. It was widely used in heavy equipment such as welding machines and railway power systems.
How IGNITRON is used
Ignitron is a technical term from older power electronics.
- The welding plant relied on an ignitron to switch very large currents.
- An ignitron holds a small pool of mercury inside a sealed metal vessel.
- Solid-state parts have mostly replaced the ignitron in modern converters.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IGNITRON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with IGNITRON
1 longer words begin with IGNITRON.
Shorter words from the letters in IGNITRON
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Common questions about IGNITRON
- Is IGNITRON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IGNITRON, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IGNITRON worth?
- IGNITRON is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IGNITRON mean?
- A type of mercury-pool rectifier tube that can handle large electric currents.
- What letters can be added to IGNITRON?
- IGNITRON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of IGNITRON:
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