STEREOPTICON is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. STEREOPTICON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STEREOPTICON?
| 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 STEREOPTICON is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STEREOPTICON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
stereopticonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STEREOPTICON scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in STEREOPTICON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STEREOPTICON has to be built on the board across turns.
What does STEREOPTICON mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A slide projector, usually with two lenses, that could blend one picture into another on a screen.
The stereopticon was a nineteenth-century magic lantern that used photographic slides and was a staple of lectures and entertainments. Two lenses let the operator fade between images, creating dissolving views.
How STEREOPTICON is used
Historical; used for old slide-projection equipment.
- The lecturer showed photographs of the Alps with a stereopticon.
- A stereopticon stood in the corner of the museum's old classroom.
- Audiences marvelled at the stereopticon's dissolving views.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STEREOPTICON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with STEREOPTICON
1 longer words begin with STEREOPTICON.
Shorter words from the letters in STEREOPTICON
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Common questions about STEREOPTICON
- Is STEREOPTICON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STEREOPTICON, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STEREOPTICON worth?
- STEREOPTICON is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STEREOPTICON mean?
- A slide projector, usually with two lenses, that could blend one picture into another on a screen.
- What letters can be added to STEREOPTICON?
- STEREOPTICON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of STEREOPTICON:
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