ADAMSITE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ADAMSITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ADAMSITE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADAMSITE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADAMSITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
adamsitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ADAMSITE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ADAMSITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ADAMSITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ADAMSITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A yellow crystalline arsenic compound that irritates the eyes and lungs, once used as a riot-control agent.
Adamsite was developed at the end of the First World War and later used as a vomiting agent in smoke form. It causes sneezing, nausea and headaches rather than killing outright. Today it is regarded as an obsolete chemical weapon.
How ADAMSITE is used
Adamsite appears in military history and chemistry texts, not in everyday speech.
- Adamsite was once tested as a riot-control gas.
- The old depot still held canisters of adamsite.
- Exposure to adamsite brought on coughing and sickness.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ADAMSITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ADAMSITE
The 8 tiles of ADAMSITE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ADAMSITE
1 longer words begin with ADAMSITE.
Shorter words from the letters in ADAMSITE
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Common questions about ADAMSITE
- Is ADAMSITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ADAMSITE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ADAMSITE worth?
- ADAMSITE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ADAMSITE mean?
- A yellow crystalline arsenic compound that irritates the eyes and lungs, once used as a riot-control agent.
- What letters can be added to ADAMSITE?
- ADAMSITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ADAMSITE:
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