RHEOBASE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. RHEOBASE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RHEOBASE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RHEOBASE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RHEOBASE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rheobasesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RHEOBASE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RHEOBASE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RHEOBASE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RHEOBASE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The weakest steady electric current that can excite a nerve or muscle, however long it lasts.
Physiologists measure rheobase to judge how easily a nerve fires. It serves as the baseline for chronaxie, which is the time needed at twice that current.
How RHEOBASE is used
Used in neurology and physiology.
- The rheobase of the damaged nerve was unusually high.
- Doctors recorded the rheobase for each muscle in turn.
- A rise in rheobase can signal nerve injury.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RHEOBASE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RHEOBASE
1 longer words begin with RHEOBASE.
Shorter words from the letters in RHEOBASE
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Common questions about RHEOBASE
- Is RHEOBASE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RHEOBASE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RHEOBASE worth?
- RHEOBASE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RHEOBASE mean?
- The weakest steady electric current that can excite a nerve or muscle, however long it lasts.
- What letters can be added to RHEOBASE?
- RHEOBASE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RHEOBASE:
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