VORTICITY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. VORTICITY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VORTICITY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VORTICITY is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VORTICITY
No single letter turns VORTICITY into another word.
How VORTICITY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in VORTICITY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VORTICITY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VORTICITY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A measure of the spinning, whirling motion of a fluid at a point.
Meteorologists track vorticity in the air because strong spin can signal a developing storm. In a calm, smoothly moving stream the vorticity is close to zero.
How VORTICITY is used
A term from fluid dynamics and weather science.
- High vorticity near the front hinted at a storm.
- The model calculated the vorticity of the flow behind the wing.
- Vorticity rises sharply in the heart of a tornado.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VORTICITY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in VORTICITY
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Common questions about VORTICITY
- Is VORTICITY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VORTICITY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VORTICITY worth?
- VORTICITY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VORTICITY mean?
- A measure of the spinning, whirling motion of a fluid at a point.
- What letters can be added to VORTICITY?
- No single letter can be added to VORTICITY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of VORTICITY:
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