PENTAHEDRON is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PENTAHEDRON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PENTAHEDRON?
| 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 PENTAHEDRON is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PENTAHEDRON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pentahedronsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PENTAHEDRON scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PENTAHEDRON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PENTAHEDRON has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PENTAHEDRON mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A solid shape bounded by five flat surfaces.
The square pyramid and the triangular prism are the two standard kinds of pentahedron. Unlike a cube, it has too few faces to be one of the regular solids. Mathematicians use the word in lessons on polyhedra.
How PENTAHEDRON is used
Pentahedron is a mathematical term used in geometry classes and texts.
- A square pyramid is a common pentahedron.
- The pentahedron has five faces and eight edges.
- She built a pentahedron from card for the maths project.
- Every pentahedron is a polyhedron, but not the reverse.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PENTAHEDRON and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PENTAHEDRON
1 longer words begin with PENTAHEDRON.
Shorter words from the letters in PENTAHEDRON
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Common questions about PENTAHEDRON
- Is PENTAHEDRON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PENTAHEDRON, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PENTAHEDRON worth?
- PENTAHEDRON is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PENTAHEDRON mean?
- A solid shape bounded by five flat surfaces.
- What letters can be added to PENTAHEDRON?
- PENTAHEDRON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PENTAHEDRON:
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