PENTODE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PENTODE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PENTODE?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PENTODE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PENTODE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pentodesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PENTODE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PENTODE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 105,269.
What does PENTODE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
An electronic valve that contains five electrodes inside one sealed tube.
A pentode adds extra grids to the simpler triode so that it amplifies more cleanly at high frequencies. Radio and early television sets relied on the pentode before transistors replaced it.
How PENTODE is used
The word pentode appears mostly in electronics history and in talk of vintage audio equipment.
- The old radio used a pentode as its output stage.
- A single pentode can give far more gain than a triode.
- He collected glass tubes, including every pentode he could find.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PENTODE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PENTODE
1 longer words begin with PENTODE.
Shorter words from the letters in PENTODE
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Common questions about PENTODE
- Is PENTODE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PENTODE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PENTODE worth?
- PENTODE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PENTODE mean?
- An electronic valve that contains five electrodes inside one sealed tube.
- What letters can be added to PENTODE?
- PENTODE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PENTODE:
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