ISOGLOSS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ISOGLOSS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ISOGLOSS?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ISOGLOSS is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ISOGLOSS
No single letter turns ISOGLOSS into another word.
How ISOGLOSS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ISOGLOSS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ISOGLOSS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ISOGLOSS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A line on a map marking the area in which a particular linguistic feature is found.
Dialect researchers draw an isogloss to show where, for example, one pronunciation gives way to another. Where several lines run close together, the map reveals a boundary between dialects. An isogloss is therefore a tool of linguistic geography rather than a word for everyday talk.
How ISOGLOSS is used
Isogloss is a term of linguistics, used when discussing dialect maps.
- The isogloss for this vowel runs along the river.
- Each isogloss on the map follows a different spoken feature.
- She marked an isogloss in red pencil.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ISOGLOSS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ISOGLOSS
3 longer words begin with ISOGLOSS.
Shorter words from the letters in ISOGLOSS
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Common questions about ISOGLOSS
- Is ISOGLOSS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ISOGLOSS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ISOGLOSS worth?
- ISOGLOSS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ISOGLOSS mean?
- A line on a map marking the area in which a particular linguistic feature is found.
- What letters can be added to ISOGLOSS?
- No single letter can be added to ISOGLOSS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ISOGLOSS:
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