RERADIATION is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. RERADIATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RERADIATION?
| 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 RERADIATION is to know. It scores 12 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RERADIATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
reradiationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RERADIATION scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in RERADIATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RERADIATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RERADIATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The emission of energy that something has earlier absorbed.
Reradiation matters in climate science, where the ground absorbs sunlight and sends heat back out. Antenna engineers use it for signals that a structure absorbs and then re-emits.
How RERADIATION is used
A physics and engineering term, used in climate and radio contexts.
- Reradiation of heat keeps the planet warmer.
- The metal roof caused unwanted reradiation of radio waves.
- Models include the reradiation from clouds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RERADIATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RERADIATION
1 longer words begin with RERADIATION.
Shorter words from the letters in RERADIATION
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Common questions about RERADIATION
- Is RERADIATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RERADIATION, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RERADIATION worth?
- RERADIATION is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RERADIATION mean?
- The emission of energy that something has earlier absorbed.
- What letters can be added to RERADIATION?
- RERADIATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of RERADIATION:
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