ISOSTASY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ISOSTASY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ISOSTASY?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ISOSTASY is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ISOSTASY
No single letter turns ISOSTASY into another word.
How ISOSTASY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ISOSTASY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ISOSTASY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ISOSTASY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The balance between parts of the earth crust, which float on the mantle below.
Isostasy explains why land rises when a heavy ice sheet melts and sinks under the weight of new sediment. The crust behaves like blocks floating at levels set by their weight.
How ISOSTASY is used
A geology term, often linked with postglacial rebound.
- Isostasy lifts Scandinavia a little every year since the ice melted.
- Mountains sit high because of isostasy and deep light roots.
- The lecture showed how isostasy keeps the crust in balance.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ISOSTASY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ISOSTASY
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Common questions about ISOSTASY
- Is ISOSTASY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ISOSTASY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ISOSTASY worth?
- ISOSTASY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ISOSTASY mean?
- The balance between parts of the earth crust, which float on the mantle below.
- What letters can be added to ISOSTASY?
- No single letter can be added to ISOSTASY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ISOSTASY:
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