LOWPASS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. LOWPASS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOWPASS?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOWPASS is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOWPASS
No single letter turns LOWPASS into another word.
How LOWPASS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LOWPASS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What does LOWPASS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Describing a filter that lets low frequencies through and blocks higher ones.
A lowpass filter in an audio circuit removes hiss and treble, leaving the deep tones. Image software uses the same idea to blur an image by dropping fine detail.
How LOWPASS is used
The word lowpass is used in electronics, audio and signal processing.
- The engineer fitted a lowpass filter to the speaker.
- A lowpass setting makes the music sound muffled.
- The lowpass cutoff was set at two kilohertz.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOWPASS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LOWPASS
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Common questions about LOWPASS
- Is LOWPASS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOWPASS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOWPASS worth?
- LOWPASS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOWPASS mean?
- Describing a filter that lets low frequencies through and blocks higher ones.
- What letters can be added to LOWPASS?
- No single letter can be added to LOWPASS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LOWPASS:
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