RADIOGENIC is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. RADIOGENIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RADIOGENIC?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RADIOGENIC is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RADIOGENIC
No single letter turns RADIOGENIC into another word.
How RADIOGENIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in RADIOGENIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RADIOGENIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RADIOGENIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Produced by radioactive decay.
Geologists speak of radiogenic heat, which keeps the inside of the Earth warm, and of radiogenic isotopes used to date rocks. The word is also used for something that suits being broadcast on radio, though that sense is rare. What defines the main sense is the source: the breakdown of unstable atoms.
How RADIOGENIC is used
Radiogenic is used in geology, physics and dating methods.
- Radiogenic heat helps drive movement in the planet's mantle.
- Lead formed by decay is a radiogenic isotope.
- The sample contained radiogenic argon trapped in the crystal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RADIOGENIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in RADIOGENIC
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Common questions about RADIOGENIC
- Is RADIOGENIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RADIOGENIC, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RADIOGENIC worth?
- RADIOGENIC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RADIOGENIC mean?
- Produced by radioactive decay.
- What letters can be added to RADIOGENIC?
- No single letter can be added to RADIOGENIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of RADIOGENIC:
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