ISOSCELES is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ISOSCELES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ISOSCELES?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ISOSCELES is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ISOSCELES
No single letter turns ISOSCELES into another word.
How ISOSCELES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ISOSCELES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ISOSCELES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ISOSCELES mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having two sides of equal length, used of a triangle.
The two angles opposite the equal sides of an isosceles triangle are also equal, which is a handy rule in geometry proofs. A triangle with three equal sides is a special case, called equilateral.
How ISOSCELES is used
The word isosceles is used in school mathematics and geometry.
- Draw an isosceles triangle with a base of six centimetres.
- In an isosceles triangle the base angles are equal.
- The roof gable formed a tall isosceles shape.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ISOSCELES and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ISOSCELES
The 9 tiles of ISOSCELES in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in ISOSCELES
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Common questions about ISOSCELES
- Is ISOSCELES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ISOSCELES, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ISOSCELES worth?
- ISOSCELES is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ISOSCELES mean?
- Having two sides of equal length, used of a triangle.
- What letters can be added to ISOSCELES?
- No single letter can be added to ISOSCELES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ISOSCELES:
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