IODISE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. IODISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IODISE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IODISE is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IODISE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IODISE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in IODISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,558.
What does IODISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
Britishchemistry
To treat or fortify something, especially salt, with iodine.
To iodise table salt is to add a small, carefully measured amount of an iodine compound to it, a public health measure that has all but eliminated iodine-deficiency goitre in many countries. The process can also describe treating photographic plates or medical dressings with iodine for their own separate purposes. Iodise is the British spelling; American English generally writes the same word as iodize.
How IODISE is used
British spelling, used mainly in chemistry, food science, and public health writing.
- Manufacturers iodise salt to protect against deficiency.
- The factory iodised each batch before packaging it.
- Health authorities recommended that all table salt be iodised.
- Workers iodise the plates as part of the developing process.
- Few cooks realise why salt is iodised in the first place.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IODISE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with IODISE
4 longer words begin with IODISE.
Shorter words from the letters in IODISE
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Common questions about IODISE
- Is IODISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IODISE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IODISE worth?
- IODISE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IODISE mean?
- To treat or fortify something, especially salt, with iodine.
- What letters can be added to IODISE?
- IODISE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of IODISE:
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