MICROFORM is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. MICROFORM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MICROFORM?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MICROFORM is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MICROFORM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
microformsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MICROFORM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MICROFORM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MICROFORM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MICROFORM
- MICROFORM 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 MICROFORM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
Any format, such as microfilm or microfiche, that stores documents in greatly reduced photographic form.
Librarians use the word as a collective label when they do not need to say which kind of reduced copy they hold. A microform collection usually needs a reader that enlarges the images.
How MICROFORM is used
Used in library and archive contexts as a general category.
- The library has a large microform collection of old newspapers.
- You need a special reader to view a microform.
- Maps and journals were copied onto microform in the 1960s.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MICROFORM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MICROFORM
1 longer words begin with MICROFORM.
Shorter words from the letters in MICROFORM
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Common questions about MICROFORM
- Is MICROFORM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MICROFORM, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MICROFORM worth?
- MICROFORM is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MICROFORM mean?
- Any format, such as microfilm or microfiche, that stores documents in greatly reduced photographic form.
- What letters can be added to MICROFORM?
- MICROFORM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MICROFORM:
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