ULTRASOUND is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ULTRASOUND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ULTRASOUND?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ULTRASOUND is to know. It scores 11 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ULTRASOUND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ultrasoundsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ULTRASOUND scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ULTRASOUND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ULTRASOUND has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ULTRASOUND mean in Scrabble?
noun
Sound waves with a pitch too high for humans to hear, used especially to produce images inside the body.
Ultrasound is best known from pregnancy scans, but it also cleans jewellery, tests metal for cracks and lets bats find their way. The same word names the scan itself.
How ULTRASOUND is used
Used in medicine, industry and science; may refer to the waves or to the scan.
- The ultrasound showed that the baby was healthy.
- Bats navigate by emitting ultrasound.
- Engineers used ultrasound to check the weld for cracks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ULTRASOUND and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ULTRASOUND
The 10 tiles of ULTRASOUND in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ULTRASOUND
1 longer words begin with ULTRASOUND.
Shorter words from the letters in ULTRASOUND
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Common questions about ULTRASOUND
- Is ULTRASOUND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ULTRASOUND, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ULTRASOUND worth?
- ULTRASOUND is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ULTRASOUND mean?
- Sound waves with a pitch too high for humans to hear, used especially to produce images inside the body.
- What letters can be added to ULTRASOUND?
- ULTRASOUND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ULTRASOUND:
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