ALUMINUM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ALUMINUM 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 ALUMINUM?
| 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 ALUMINUM is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALUMINUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
aluminumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALUMINUM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ALUMINUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALUMINUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALUMINUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A light, silvery-white metal, chemical element number 13, used for cans, foil, aircraft and many other things.
Aluminum is the spelling used in the United States and Canada, while most other English speakers write aluminium. It is soft but strong when alloyed, resists rust and conducts heat and electricity well.
How ALUMINUM is used
Aluminum is the standard North American spelling of the metal's name.
- The ladder is made of aluminum.
- Wrap the fish in aluminum foil before baking.
- Recycling aluminum saves a great deal of energy.
- Bauxite is the main ore of aluminum.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALUMINUM and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALUMINUM
1 longer words begin with ALUMINUM.
Shorter words from the letters in ALUMINUM
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Common questions about ALUMINUM
- Is ALUMINUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALUMINUM, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALUMINUM worth?
- ALUMINUM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALUMINUM mean?
- A light, silvery-white metal, chemical element number 13, used for cans, foil, aircraft and many other things.
- What letters can be added to ALUMINUM?
- ALUMINUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ALUMINUM:
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