ISOLEAD is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ISOLEAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ISOLEAD?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ISOLEAD is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ISOLEAD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
isoleadsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ISOLEAD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ISOLEAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,165.
What does ISOLEAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A curve on a ballistic graph used to work out how far ahead of a moving target to aim.
Gunnery tables once used the isolead to show the angle that would let a shot meet a target that was crossing. It belongs to the mathematics of aiming rather than to the weapon itself.
How ISOLEAD is used
The word isolead is a rare term from ballistics.
- The gunner consulted the isolead before firing.
- An isolead was drawn for each target speed.
- The chart marked every isolead with its lead angle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ISOLEAD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ISOLEAD
The 7 tiles of ISOLEAD in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ISOLEAD
1 longer words begin with ISOLEAD.
Shorter words from the letters in ISOLEAD
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Common questions about ISOLEAD
- Is ISOLEAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ISOLEAD, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ISOLEAD worth?
- ISOLEAD is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ISOLEAD mean?
- A curve on a ballistic graph used to work out how far ahead of a moving target to aim.
- What letters can be added to ISOLEAD?
- ISOLEAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ISOLEAD:
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