hertz

NOUN /hɜrts/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH H

hertz is a valid 5-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
H4E1R1T1Z10
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 10 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING

What does hertz mean?

NOUN · 3 SENSES
1

The unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second (named for Heinrich Rudolph Hertz).

SYNONYMS
BROADER
2

German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894).

RELATED
3

German physicist who with James Franck proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Bohr (1887-1975).