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DIPOLES

7 letters, 10 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What DIPOLES Means

DIPOLES is a form of DIPOLE, which means:

  1. noun: a pair of equal and opposite electric charges or magnetic poles separated by a small distance
  2. noun: an aerial half a wavelength long consisting of two rods connected to a transmission line at the center

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

DIPOLES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as D2 I1 P3 O1 L1 E1 S1.

At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 60 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.

Anagrams of DIPOLES (5)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Next: the full rack page for these seven tiles, and the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.