ULTRARED is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ULTRARED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ULTRARED?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ULTRARED is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ULTRARED
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ultraredsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ULTRARED scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ULTRARED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ULTRARED has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ULTRARED mean in Scrabble?
adjective
obsoletetechnical
An old term for infrared: lying beyond the red end of the visible spectrum.
Ultrared belongs to the vocabulary of early physics. Modern writers say infrared instead, so ultrared is likely to be met only in old scientific books about the spectrum.
How ULTRARED is used
Ultrared is an obsolete word and is replaced by infrared in modern use.
- The old text referred to the ultrared rays of the spectrum.
- Ultrared light cannot be seen by the human eye.
- He measured the ultrared region with a delicate thermometer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ULTRARED and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ULTRARED
1 longer words begin with ULTRARED.
Shorter words from the letters in ULTRARED
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Common questions about ULTRARED
- Is ULTRARED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ULTRARED, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ULTRARED worth?
- ULTRARED is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ULTRARED mean?
- An old term for infrared: lying beyond the red end of the visible spectrum.
- What letters can be added to ULTRARED?
- ULTRARED takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ULTRARED:
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