SACCADE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SACCADE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SACCADE?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SACCADE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SACCADE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
saccadesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SACCADE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SACCADE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What does SACCADE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A quick, jerky movement of the eye between two points of fixation.
When you read, your eyes do not glide along a line but jump in saccades, pausing briefly between jumps. Researchers track them to study attention and reading speed.
How SACCADE is used
The word saccade is used in vision science and psychology.
- Each saccade lasted only a fraction of a second.
- The device recorded every saccade as she scanned the page.
- A slow saccade can be a sign of a nerve problem.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SACCADE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SACCADE
The 7 tiles of SACCADE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SACCADE
1 longer words begin with SACCADE.
Shorter words from the letters in SACCADE
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Common questions about SACCADE
- Is SACCADE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SACCADE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SACCADE worth?
- SACCADE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SACCADE mean?
- A quick, jerky movement of the eye between two points of fixation.
- What letters can be added to SACCADE?
- SACCADE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SACCADE:
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