ISOSPIN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ISOSPIN 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 ISOSPIN?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ISOSPIN is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ISOSPIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
isospinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ISOSPIN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ISOSPIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does ISOSPIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A quantum number used to group particles that behave alike under the strong force but differ in electric charge.
Isospin lets physicists treat the proton and neutron as two states of one particle. The name borrows from ordinary spin because the maths looks alike, though no real rotation is involved.
How ISOSPIN is used
Isospin appears in nuclear and particle physics, often in the phrase isospin symmetry.
- The proton and neutron form an isospin doublet.
- Isospin is conserved in strong interactions.
- The paper assigns an isospin of one half to the particle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ISOSPIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ISOSPIN
The 7 tiles of ISOSPIN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ISOSPIN
1 longer words begin with ISOSPIN.
Shorter words from the letters in ISOSPIN
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Common questions about ISOSPIN
- Is ISOSPIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ISOSPIN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ISOSPIN worth?
- ISOSPIN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ISOSPIN mean?
- A quantum number used to group particles that behave alike under the strong force but differ in electric charge.
- What letters can be added to ISOSPIN?
- ISOSPIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ISOSPIN:
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