ALLUVIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ALLUVIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALLUVIUM?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALLUVIUM is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALLUVIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
alluviumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALLUVIUM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ALLUVIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALLUVIUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALLUVIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
Soil, sand and silt left behind by flowing water on a river plain or delta.
Alluvium builds up where rivers flood and slow down, creating very fertile land. Many great farming regions sit on thick layers of alluvium. Geologists distinguish it from rock that formed in place.
How ALLUVIUM is used
Standard term in geology and farming for river-deposited soil; alluvion is a related form described elsewhere.
- The delta is covered in rich alluvium that grows rice year after year.
- Engineers drilled through forty feet of alluvium before reaching rock.
- Each spring flood adds another thin layer of alluvium to the plain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALLUVIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALLUVIUM
1 longer words begin with ALLUVIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in ALLUVIUM
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Common questions about ALLUVIUM
- Is ALLUVIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALLUVIUM, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALLUVIUM worth?
- ALLUVIUM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALLUVIUM mean?
- Soil, sand and silt left behind by flowing water on a river plain or delta.
- What letters can be added to ALLUVIUM?
- ALLUVIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ALLUVIUM:
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