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SATELLITE
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Definition

Pronunciation: //ˈsætəlaɪt//

noun

  • (now rare) An attendant on an important person; a member of someone's retinue, often in a somewhat derogatory sense; a henchman.
    "We read in the Bible, that Nicanor the persecutor of Gods Law[…]sent his Satellites to apprehend the good old man Rasias[…]."
  • (colloquial, uncountable) Satellite TV; reception of television broadcasts via services that use man-made satellite technology.
    "Do you have satellite at your house?"
  • (grammar) A grammatical construct that takes various forms and may encode a path of movement, a change of state, or the grammatical aspect. Examples: "a bird flew past"; "she turned on the light".
  • (genetics) A very large array of tandemly repeating, non-coding DNA.

verb

  • (broadcasting, transitive) To transmit by satellite.
    "It had to speed up its efforts to participate in the international satellite television market. In the summer of 1986 it began satelliting TV programs to Africa, and in early 1987, to Asia and twenty countries in Latin America […]"

Source: Kaikki

Word Details

Length
9 letters
Scrabble Points
9 points
Words With Friends Points
11 points

Word Games

Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
Yes
Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
Yes
Wordle
No
Words With Friends
Yes

How many Scrabble points is the word 'SATELLITE'?

The word SATELLITE is worth 9 points in Scrabble.

S1
A1
T1
E1
L1
L1
I1
T1
E1

Total: 9 points

How many Words With Friends points is the word 'SATELLITE'?

The word SATELLITE is worth 11 points in Words With Friends.

S1
A1
T1
E1
L2
L2
I1
T1
E1

Total: 11 points

How many letters is the word 'SATELLITE'?

The word SATELLITE has 9 letters.

What's the difference between Scrabble and Words With Friends points?

While many letters share the same point values, there are several key differences between Scrabble and Words With Friends point values:

  • B, C, M, P: Worth 3 points in Scrabble, but 4 points in Words With Friends
  • H, Y: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 3 points in Words With Friends
  • L, N, U: Worth 1 point in Scrabble, but 2 points in Words With Friends
  • V: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 5 points in Words With Friends
  • J: Worth 8 points in Scrabble, but 10 points in Words With Friends

Note: These are base letter values. Actual game scores also depend on bonus squares (Double/Triple Letter/Word) and board placement, which differ between the two games. See the complete Scrabble point values and Words With Friends point values for full reference.

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