RAWINSONDE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. RAWINSONDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAWINSONDE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAWINSONDE is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAWINSONDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rawinsondesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RAWINSONDE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in RAWINSONDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RAWINSONDE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RAWINSONDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A weather balloon instrument that is tracked by radar or radio to measure upper-air wind as well as temperature, pressure and humidity.
The name blends radar wind with sonde, a probe. Forecasters release a rawinsonde twice a day from stations around the world, and the readings feed weather models. Because it follows the balloon, it reveals how fast the wind blows at each height.
How RAWINSONDE is used
Rawinsonde is a meteorological term for upper-air sounding equipment.
- The station launched a rawinsonde at noon.
- Data from each rawinsonde flight went straight to the forecast office.
- The rawinsonde reached the stratosphere before its balloon burst.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAWINSONDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RAWINSONDE
1 longer words begin with RAWINSONDE.
Shorter words from the letters in RAWINSONDE
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Common questions about RAWINSONDE
- Is RAWINSONDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAWINSONDE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAWINSONDE worth?
- RAWINSONDE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAWINSONDE mean?
- A weather balloon instrument that is tracked by radar or radio to measure upper-air wind as well as temperature, pressure and humidity.
- What letters can be added to RAWINSONDE?
- RAWINSONDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of RAWINSONDE:
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