INVAR is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. INVAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INVAR?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INVAR is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INVAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
invarsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INVAR scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in INVAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,909.
What does INVAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A nickel-iron alloy that expands and contracts very little with changes in temperature.
Invar keeps its length almost constant across a wide range of temperatures, a property that makes it valuable wherever heat could otherwise throw off a precise measurement, such as in surveying tapes, pendulum rods and scientific instruments. The alloy was developed at the end of the nineteenth century by the physicist Charles Edouard Guillaume, who later won a Nobel Prize for explaining its unusual behaviour. Its name comes from invariable, describing the very property that set it apart from ordinary iron and steel alloys.
How INVAR is used
Technical, used mainly in engineering and the description of precision instruments.
- The clock pendulum rod was made of invar to keep accurate time.
- Engineers chose invar for the frame to avoid heat-related expansion.
- The old surveying tape was made from invar wire.
- Invar remains stable even as the surrounding temperature rises and falls.
- The instrument housing used invar to protect delicate measurements inside.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INVAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of INVAR
The 5 tiles of INVAR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with INVAR
13 longer words begin with INVAR.
Shorter words from the letters in INVAR
Common questions about INVAR
- Is INVAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INVAR, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INVAR worth?
- INVAR is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INVAR mean?
- A nickel-iron alloy that expands and contracts very little with changes in temperature.
- What letters can be added to INVAR?
- INVAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of INVAR:
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