VIDICON is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. VIDICON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VIDICON?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VIDICON is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VIDICON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vidiconsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VIDICON scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VIDICON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What does VIDICON mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A small television camera tube that turns an image into an electrical signal using a photoconductive surface.
Older studio and security cameras relied on a vidicon before digital sensors replaced it. The tube is scanned by an electron beam, and the current changes with the light that fell on each spot.
How VIDICON is used
Vidicon is a historical technical term for tube-based video cameras.
- The security camera used a vidicon tube.
- A vidicon gave a softer picture than modern sensors.
- Early space probes carried a vidicon to send images home.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VIDICON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VIDICON
1 longer words begin with VIDICON.
Shorter words from the letters in VIDICON
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Common questions about VIDICON
- Is VIDICON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VIDICON, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VIDICON worth?
- VIDICON is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VIDICON mean?
- A small television camera tube that turns an image into an electrical signal using a photoconductive surface.
- What letters can be added to VIDICON?
- VIDICON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VIDICON:
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