KINESCOPE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. KINESCOPE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KINESCOPE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KINESCOPE is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KINESCOPE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KINESCOPE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in KINESCOPE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so KINESCOPE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does KINESCOPE mean in Scrabble?
noun
North Americanhistorical
A film recording of a television broadcast, or the picture tube in a television set.
Before videotape, a kinescope was the only way to save a live show for later broadcast, made by pointing a film camera at a monitor. Early viewers also used the word for the tube that formed the picture inside the receiver.
How KINESCOPE is used
Mostly historical, found in writing on early American television.
- The network preserved the live drama only on a grainy kinescope.
- A kinescope of the 1950s broadcast was found in the archive.
- The old set's kinescope glowed faintly when switched on.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KINESCOPE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KINESCOPE
2 longer words begin with KINESCOPE.
Shorter words from the letters in KINESCOPE
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Common questions about KINESCOPE
- Is KINESCOPE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KINESCOPE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KINESCOPE worth?
- KINESCOPE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KINESCOPE mean?
- A film recording of a television broadcast, or the picture tube in a television set.
- What letters can be added to KINESCOPE?
- KINESCOPE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of KINESCOPE:
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