BERKELIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. BERKELIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BERKELIUM?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BERKELIUM is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BERKELIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
berkeliumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BERKELIUM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BERKELIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BERKELIUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BERKELIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A synthetic transuranic element (symbol Bk), named after Berkeley, California, where it was first made in 1949.
Berkelium was first produced in 1949 at the University of California in Berkeley, which gave it its name. It does not occur naturally and is available only in tiny amounts.
How BERKELIUM is used
Berkelium is mentioned in chemistry and nuclear physics, in lists of actinide elements.
- Berkelium is a member of the actinide series.
- Only microgram amounts of berkelium are ever made.
- The team created berkelium by bombarding americium.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BERKELIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BERKELIUM
1 longer words begin with BERKELIUM.
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Common questions about BERKELIUM
- Is BERKELIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BERKELIUM, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BERKELIUM worth?
- BERKELIUM is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BERKELIUM mean?
- A synthetic transuranic element (symbol Bk), named after Berkeley, California, where it was first made in 1949.
- What letters can be added to BERKELIUM?
- BERKELIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BERKELIUM:
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