ARGENTUM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ARGENTUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARGENTUM?
| 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 ARGENTUM is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARGENTUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
argentumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARGENTUM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ARGENTUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARGENTUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ARGENTUM
- All 8 letters of ARGENTUM are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ARGENTUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
The Latin name for silver, the source of its chemical symbol Ag.
The Latin word survives in the periodic table, which is why silver is written Ag rather than Si. Old books also use argentum for silver in alchemy and heraldry.
How ARGENTUM is used
Seen in chemistry, old texts and heraldry as the formal name of silver.
- The symbol Ag comes from the Latin argentum.
- The alchemist wrote argentum beside the drawing of the moon.
- Argentum is the root of the name Argentina.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARGENTUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ARGENTUM
The 8 tiles of ARGENTUM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ARGENTUM
1 longer words begin with ARGENTUM.
Shorter words from the letters in ARGENTUM
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Common questions about ARGENTUM
- Is ARGENTUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARGENTUM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARGENTUM worth?
- ARGENTUM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARGENTUM mean?
- The Latin name for silver, the source of its chemical symbol Ag.
- What letters can be added to ARGENTUM?
- ARGENTUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ARGENTUM:
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