SVEDBERG is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SVEDBERG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SVEDBERG?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SVEDBERG is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SVEDBERG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
svedbergsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SVEDBERG scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SVEDBERG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SVEDBERG has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SVEDBERG mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A unit of time equal to ten to the minus thirteen seconds, used to express how fast particles settle in a centrifuge.
Biochemists use it to compare the sizes of molecules and cell parts such as ribosomes. The svedberg is named after a Swedish chemist, which explains the capital letter often seen in print.
How SVEDBERG is used
Used in biochemistry and cell biology when giving sedimentation coefficients, usually abbreviated to a single letter.
- The ribosome subunit was measured in units of one svedberg each.
- One svedberg is a tiny fraction of a second.
- The textbook defined the svedberg before listing the values.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SVEDBERG and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SVEDBERG
1 longer words begin with SVEDBERG.
Shorter words from the letters in SVEDBERG
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Common questions about SVEDBERG
- Is SVEDBERG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SVEDBERG, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SVEDBERG worth?
- SVEDBERG is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SVEDBERG mean?
- A unit of time equal to ten to the minus thirteen seconds, used to express how fast particles settle in a centrifuge.
- What letters can be added to SVEDBERG?
- SVEDBERG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SVEDBERG:
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