MICROBEAM is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. MICROBEAM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MICROBEAM?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MICROBEAM is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MICROBEAM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
microbeamsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MICROBEAM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MICROBEAM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MICROBEAM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MICROBEAM
- MICROBEAM begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MICROBEAM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A very narrow, tightly focused beam of radiation or particles.
A microbeam lets scientists hit a tiny target, even a single cell, without disturbing its neighbours. It is used to study the damage radiation does at a microscopic scale. The precision is the whole point of the tool.
How MICROBEAM is used
Microbeam is used in physics, materials analysis and radiation biology.
- The team aimed a microbeam at the nucleus of one cell.
- A microbeam of X-rays scanned across the sample of ancient pottery.
- The microbeam facility is booked months in advance.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MICROBEAM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MICROBEAM
1 longer words begin with MICROBEAM.
Shorter words from the letters in MICROBEAM
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Common questions about MICROBEAM
- Is MICROBEAM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MICROBEAM, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MICROBEAM worth?
- MICROBEAM is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MICROBEAM mean?
- A very narrow, tightly focused beam of radiation or particles.
- What letters can be added to MICROBEAM?
- MICROBEAM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MICROBEAM:
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