POSITRON is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. POSITRON 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 POSITRON?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POSITRON is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POSITRON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
positronsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POSITRON scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in POSITRON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POSITRON has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about POSITRON
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does POSITRON mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A subatomic particle with the same mass as an electron but a positive charge.
The positron is the antimatter partner of the electron, and the two destroy each other on meeting. Medical PET scanners rely on positrons released by tracer atoms in the body.
How POSITRON is used
Positron belongs to physics and medical imaging.
- A positron collided with an electron and both vanished.
- The detector recorded a single positron.
- PET scans depend on each positron emitted by the tracer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POSITRON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of POSITRON
The 8 tiles of POSITRON in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with POSITRON
3 longer words begin with POSITRON.
Shorter words from the letters in POSITRON
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Common questions about POSITRON
- Is POSITRON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POSITRON, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POSITRON worth?
- POSITRON is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POSITRON mean?
- A subatomic particle with the same mass as an electron but a positive charge.
- What letters can be added to POSITRON?
- POSITRON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of POSITRON:
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