ALLANITE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ALLANITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALLANITE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALLANITE is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALLANITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
allanitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALLANITE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ALLANITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALLANITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALLANITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A brownish-black mineral, a silicate of rare earth metals, aluminium and iron.
Allanite is related to epidote and contains cerium among its rare earth elements. Collectors recognise allanite by its dark, often opaque look.
How ALLANITE is used
Allanite is used in mineralogy and rock-collecting.
- The geologist picked a black crystal of allanite from the rock.
- Allanite occurs as a minor mineral in some granites.
- A sample of allanite sat on the shelf beside the quartz.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALLANITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALLANITE
1 longer words begin with ALLANITE.
Shorter words from the letters in ALLANITE
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Common questions about ALLANITE
- Is ALLANITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALLANITE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALLANITE worth?
- ALLANITE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALLANITE mean?
- A brownish-black mineral, a silicate of rare earth metals, aluminium and iron.
- What letters can be added to ALLANITE?
- ALLANITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ALLANITE:
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