RHEOSTATIC is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. RHEOSTATIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RHEOSTATIC?
| 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 RHEOSTATIC is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RHEOSTATIC
No single letter turns RHEOSTATIC into another word.
How RHEOSTATIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in RHEOSTATIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RHEOSTATIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RHEOSTATIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to or controlled by a variable resistor that adjusts electric current.
Rheostatic belongs to electrical engineering, where a rheostatic brake or dimmer changes current smoothly by altering resistance. A related biological use refers to rheostasis, the shifting of a body set point. The word is exact and almost never appears in everyday talk.
How RHEOSTATIC is used
Rheostatic is used in engineering for controls, brakes, and circuits that vary resistance.
- The old tram used rheostatic braking to slow down smoothly.
- A rheostatic control let the lamp be dimmed gradually.
- Engineers tested the rheostatic circuit under heavy load.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RHEOSTATIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in RHEOSTATIC
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Common questions about RHEOSTATIC
- Is RHEOSTATIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RHEOSTATIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RHEOSTATIC worth?
- RHEOSTATIC is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RHEOSTATIC mean?
- Relating to or controlled by a variable resistor that adjusts electric current.
- What letters can be added to RHEOSTATIC?
- No single letter can be added to RHEOSTATIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of RHEOSTATIC:
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