ULTRASONIC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ULTRASONIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ULTRASONIC?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ULTRASONIC is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ULTRASONIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ultrasonicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ULTRASONIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ULTRASONIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ULTRASONIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ULTRASONIC
- All 10 letters of ULTRASONIC are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ULTRASONIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Describing sound waves with a frequency above what the human ear can hear.
Ultrasonic waves are used in medical scans, cleaning baths and bat research. People cannot hear them, but dogs and bats can pick up many of them.
How ULTRASONIC is used
Used in science, medicine and everyday devices.
- An ultrasonic cleaner shakes dirt from jewellery.
- The doctor used ultrasonic imaging to check the baby.
- Bats navigate with ultrasonic calls.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ULTRASONIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ULTRASONIC
2 longer words begin with ULTRASONIC.
Shorter words from the letters in ULTRASONIC
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Common questions about ULTRASONIC
- Is ULTRASONIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ULTRASONIC, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ULTRASONIC worth?
- ULTRASONIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ULTRASONIC mean?
- Describing sound waves with a frequency above what the human ear can hear.
- What letters can be added to ULTRASONIC?
- ULTRASONIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ULTRASONIC:
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