What ENTROPY Means
- noun: (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome“the signal contained thousands of bits of information”
- noun: (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work“entropy increases as matter and energy in the universe degrade to an ultimate state of inert uniformity”
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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
ENTROPY is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as E1 N1 T1 R1 O1 P3 Y4.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 62 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In ENTROPY
148 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
6 letter words (4)
5 letter words (27)
ENTRYNETOPNOTERONERYOPTERPEONYPONEYPONTYPORTYPOYNTPRENTPREONPRONEPROYNREPOTRONTEROPEYROYNETENORTEPOYTONERTONEYTOPERTOYERTRONETROPEYRENT
4 letter words (57)
EYOTNOPENOTEONEROPENOYERPENTPEONPERNPERTPOETPONEPONTPONYPOREPORTPORYPOTEPREYPYETPYNEPYOTPYREPYRORENTRENYREPORONERONTROPEROPYROTERYOTRYPETERNTOEYTONETONYTOPETORETORNTORYTREYTRONTROPTROYTRYETRYPTYERTYNETYPETYPOTYRETYROYONTYOREYORP
3 letter words (42)
EONERNNEPNETNORNOTNOYNYEONEONYOPEOPTOREORTOYEPENPERPETPOTPREPROPRYPYERENREOREPRETROEROTRYETENTOETONTOPTORTOYTRYTYEYENYEPYETYON
2 letter words (18)
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