ISOCHRONE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ISOCHRONE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ISOCHRONE?
| 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 ISOCHRONE is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ISOCHRONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
isochronesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ISOCHRONE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ISOCHRONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ISOCHRONE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ISOCHRONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A line on a map joining places with the same travel time from a point.
Planners draw an isochrone to show how far you can travel in, say, thirty minutes. The word comes from Greek roots meaning equal time.
How ISOCHRONE is used
Used in mapping and transport planning.
- The thirty-minute isochrone covers most of the city.
- An isochrone map shows commuting times.
- Each isochrone was drawn around the station.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ISOCHRONE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ISOCHRONE
1 longer words begin with ISOCHRONE.
Shorter words from the letters in ISOCHRONE
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Common questions about ISOCHRONE
- Is ISOCHRONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ISOCHRONE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ISOCHRONE worth?
- ISOCHRONE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ISOCHRONE mean?
- A line on a map joining places with the same travel time from a point.
- What letters can be added to ISOCHRONE?
- ISOCHRONE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ISOCHRONE:
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