PLEOCHROIC is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. PLEOCHROIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLEOCHROIC?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLEOCHROIC is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLEOCHROIC
No single letter turns PLEOCHROIC into another word.
How PLEOCHROIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PLEOCHROIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PLEOCHROIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PLEOCHROIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Showing different colours when a crystal is viewed from different directions.
Gem experts look for a pleochroic effect to identify stones such as tourmaline or sapphire, since the colour shifts as the crystal is turned. The change happens because the crystal absorbs light differently along its axes. Cut stones are often oriented to show the best shade.
How PLEOCHROIC is used
Used in mineralogy and gemmology.
- The pleochroic crystal looked green from one side and brown from another.
- A pleochroic gem can change colour as it is turned.
- Cordierite is strongly pleochroic.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLEOCHROIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PLEOCHROIC
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Common questions about PLEOCHROIC
- Is PLEOCHROIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLEOCHROIC, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLEOCHROIC worth?
- PLEOCHROIC is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLEOCHROIC mean?
- Showing different colours when a crystal is viewed from different directions.
- What letters can be added to PLEOCHROIC?
- No single letter can be added to PLEOCHROIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PLEOCHROIC:
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