MICROPHONIC is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. MICROPHONIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MICROPHONIC?
| 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 MICROPHONIC is to know. It scores 22 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MICROPHONIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
microphonicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MICROPHONIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in MICROPHONIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MICROPHONIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MICROPHONIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to a microphone, or picking up unwanted noise from vibration.
In electronics a microphonic component turns knocks and vibrations into stray sound. Old valve amplifiers were notorious for this ringing, and tapping the tube made it audible.
How MICROPHONIC is used
Used in audio engineering when discussing noise caused by vibration.
- The old tube was badly microphonic and rang when touched.
- Engineers padded the circuit to reduce microphonic noise.
- A microphonic capacitor can spoil a quiet recording.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MICROPHONIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MICROPHONIC
1 longer words begin with MICROPHONIC.
Shorter words from the letters in MICROPHONIC
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Common questions about MICROPHONIC
- Is MICROPHONIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MICROPHONIC, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MICROPHONIC worth?
- MICROPHONIC is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MICROPHONIC mean?
- Relating to a microphone, or picking up unwanted noise from vibration.
- What letters can be added to MICROPHONIC?
- MICROPHONIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of MICROPHONIC:
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