PROBIT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PROBIT 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 PROBIT?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PROBIT is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROBIT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PROBIT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PROBIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does PROBIT mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A unit used in statistics that converts a probability into its distance from the mean on a normal curve.
The term was coined from probability unit and is used in probit analysis, a method for studying how the chance of a response, such as the death of insects, rises with the dose of a poison. A probit scale straightens the S-shaped curve of such data into a line, which makes it easier to fit and compare. Modern software still offers probit models beside logistic ones.
How PROBIT is used
Technical term from statistics, found mostly in toxicology, biology and economics.
- The researcher converted each percentage to a probit before plotting.
- A probit of five corresponds to a fifty percent response.
- The probit model fitted the dose data better than expected.
- She computed the probit for every concentration in the test.
- Tables of probit values were once printed at the back of textbooks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROBIT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PROBIT
3 longer words begin with PROBIT.
Shorter words from the letters in PROBIT
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Common questions about PROBIT
- Is PROBIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROBIT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROBIT worth?
- PROBIT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROBIT mean?
- A unit used in statistics that converts a probability into its distance from the mean on a normal curve.
- What letters can be added to PROBIT?
- PROBIT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PROBIT:
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