AMERICIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. AMERICIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMERICIUM?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMERICIUM is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMERICIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
americiumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMERICIUM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in AMERICIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AMERICIUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AMERICIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A synthetic radioactive element (symbol Am) first produced in 1944; a tiny amount of it is used in household smoke detectors.
Americium was first produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons and was named after the Americas. Its best-known use is in household smoke detectors, where a tiny amount ionises the air.
How AMERICIUM is used
Used in chemistry, physics and in talk of smoke alarms.
- Americium sits among the actinides in the periodic table.
- A speck of americium inside the smoke detector senses the smoke.
- Scientists first made americium in a nuclear reactor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMERICIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AMERICIUM
1 longer words begin with AMERICIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in AMERICIUM
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Common questions about AMERICIUM
- Is AMERICIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMERICIUM, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMERICIUM worth?
- AMERICIUM is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMERICIUM mean?
- A synthetic radioactive element (symbol Am) first produced in 1944; a tiny amount of it is used in household smoke detectors.
- What letters can be added to AMERICIUM?
- AMERICIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of AMERICIUM:
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