ACTINOLITE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ACTINOLITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACTINOLITE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACTINOLITE is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACTINOLITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
actinolitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACTINOLITE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ACTINOLITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACTINOLITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ACTINOLITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A bright green mineral of the amphibole group, containing calcium, magnesium and iron.
Geologists meet actinolite mostly in metamorphic rocks, where it forms slender, needle-like crystals. Some fibrous kinds are a form of asbestos, which is why handling the raw mineral is treated with caution.
How ACTINOLITE is used
Used in geology and mineralogy, often in descriptions of greenschist and similar rocks.
- The sample showed fine green needles of actinolite.
- Actinolite is common in metamorphic terrains.
- He polished a specimen of actinolite for the display case.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACTINOLITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACTINOLITE
1 longer words begin with ACTINOLITE.
Shorter words from the letters in ACTINOLITE
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Common questions about ACTINOLITE
- Is ACTINOLITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACTINOLITE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACTINOLITE worth?
- ACTINOLITE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACTINOLITE mean?
- A bright green mineral of the amphibole group, containing calcium, magnesium and iron.
- What letters can be added to ACTINOLITE?
- ACTINOLITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ACTINOLITE:
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