RADIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. RADIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RADIAN?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RADIAN is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RADIAN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RADIAN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RADIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 25,550.
What does RADIAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A unit of angular measurement equal to the angle formed at the center of a circle by an arc whose length equals the circle's radius, about 57.3 degrees.
Mathematicians and physicists prefer the radian to the degree because it ties an angle directly to the geometry of the circle itself, simplifying formulas in calculus and trigonometry. A full circle measures exactly two pi radians, so the unit connects angle measurement to the same constant that describes a circle's circumference. Calculators and computer programs often default to radian mode for trigonometric functions, which can produce confusing results for anyone expecting degrees instead. Engineers working with rotational motion, waves, and oscillation likewise rely on the radian rather than the degree in most technical formulas.
How RADIAN is used
A technical unit from mathematics and physics, standard in calculus and engineering but less familiar in everyday speech than the degree.
- The formula expresses the angle in radians rather than degrees.
- A full turn equals two pi radians.
- Students often convert degrees to radians before using the calculator.
- The physicist described the pendulum's swing in radians per second.
- Switching the calculator out of radian mode fixed the odd result.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RADIAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RADIAN
8 longer words begin with RADIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in RADIAN
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Common questions about RADIAN
- Is RADIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RADIAN, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RADIAN worth?
- RADIAN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RADIAN mean?
- A unit of angular measurement equal to the angle formed at the center of a circle by an arc whose length equals the circle's radius, about 57.3 degrees.
- What letters can be added to RADIAN?
- RADIAN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RADIAN:
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