ARSENOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ARSENOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARSENOUS?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARSENOUS is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARSENOUS
No single letter turns ARSENOUS into another word.
How ARSENOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ARSENOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARSENOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ARSENOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
chemistry
Containing arsenic in the trivalent state, or derived from arsenous acid.
Arsenous is the chemist's label for compounds in which arsenic has a valence of three. It is closely related to arsenious, and it appears in the names of arsenous acid and its salts.
How ARSENOUS is used
Arsenous is used in chemistry for arsenic compounds and acids.
- Arsenous acid is a weak, toxic compound.
- The sample contained an arsenous chloride.
- An arsenous solution must be handled with great care.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARSENOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ARSENOUS
The 8 tiles of ARSENOUS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in ARSENOUS
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Common questions about ARSENOUS
- Is ARSENOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARSENOUS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARSENOUS worth?
- ARSENOUS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARSENOUS mean?
- Containing arsenic in the trivalent state, or derived from arsenous acid.
- What letters can be added to ARSENOUS?
- No single letter can be added to ARSENOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ARSENOUS:
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