RADIOLUCENT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. RADIOLUCENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RADIOLUCENT?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RADIOLUCENT is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RADIOLUCENT
No single letter turns RADIOLUCENT into another word.
How RADIOLUCENT scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in RADIOLUCENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RADIOLUCENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about RADIOLUCENT
- All 11 letters of RADIOLUCENT are different — nothing repeats.
- RADIOLUCENT contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RADIOLUCENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Allowing X-rays to pass through, so that it shows up dark on an image.
Radiolucent materials such as plastic and carbon fibre are chosen for equipment used near X-ray machines. Bone, in contrast, is radiopaque and appears white on a film.
How RADIOLUCENT is used
Radiolucent is a term from radiology and medical device design.
- The surgeons used a radiolucent operating table.
- Air in the lungs looks radiolucent on a chest film.
- A radiolucent splint does not block the X-ray.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RADIOLUCENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RADIOLUCENT
The 11 tiles of RADIOLUCENT in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in RADIOLUCENT
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Common questions about RADIOLUCENT
- Is RADIOLUCENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RADIOLUCENT, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RADIOLUCENT worth?
- RADIOLUCENT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RADIOLUCENT mean?
- Allowing X-rays to pass through, so that it shows up dark on an image.
- What letters can be added to RADIOLUCENT?
- No single letter can be added to RADIOLUCENT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of RADIOLUCENT:
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