SCALAR is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SCALAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCALAR?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCALAR is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCALAR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCALAR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SCALAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What stands out about SCALAR
- The same 6 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SCALAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A quantity that is described fully by a single number, with no direction attached to it.
Temperature, mass and time are everyday examples of a scalar, since each needs only a number and a unit. The scalar stands in contrast to a vector, which carries a direction as well as a size. Multiplying a vector by a scalar stretches or shrinks it without turning it, and the word comes from the Latin for a ladder or scale.
How SCALAR is used
Standard in mathematics, physics and computing, where it also names a single value as opposed to a list.
- Speed is a scalar, but velocity is not.
- She multiplied the vector by a scalar of three.
- In the program, a scalar holds one number rather than a list.
- Energy is a scalar and has no direction in space.
- The textbook defined every scalar used in the chapter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCALAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SCALAR
The 6 tiles of SCALAR in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with SCALAR
5 longer words begin with SCALAR.
Shorter words from the letters in SCALAR
Common questions about SCALAR
- Is SCALAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCALAR, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCALAR worth?
- SCALAR is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCALAR mean?
- A quantity that is described fully by a single number, with no direction attached to it.
- What letters can be added to SCALAR?
- SCALAR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SCALAR:
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