ALBURNUM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ALBURNUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALBURNUM?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALBURNUM is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALBURNUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
alburnumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALBURNUM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ALBURNUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALBURNUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALBURNUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
The soft, pale, newer wood lying between the bark and the hard core of a tree trunk.
Alburnum carries water up the tree while it is alive, and it is generally weaker and less durable than the darker wood inside. Carpenters usually prefer to cut it away, and the plainer word for it is sapwood.
How ALBURNUM is used
Alburnum is a technical or old-fashioned botanical term for sapwood.
- The alburnum of the oak is much paler than its heart.
- Insects often attack the alburnum first.
- The planks still contained strips of alburnum.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALBURNUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ALBURNUM
The 8 tiles of ALBURNUM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ALBURNUM
1 longer words begin with ALBURNUM.
Shorter words from the letters in ALBURNUM
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Common questions about ALBURNUM
- Is ALBURNUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALBURNUM, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALBURNUM worth?
- ALBURNUM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALBURNUM mean?
- The soft, pale, newer wood lying between the bark and the hard core of a tree trunk.
- What letters can be added to ALBURNUM?
- ALBURNUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ALBURNUM:
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