BIENNIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BIENNIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BIENNIUM?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIENNIUM is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIENNIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bienniumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BIENNIUM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BIENNIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BIENNIUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BIENNIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A period of two years.
Legislatures and universities that plan budgets and courses in two-year blocks speak of a biennium. The word is rarely used in casual talk, where people just say two years.
How BIENNIUM is used
Biennium belongs to official and administrative language.
- The state budget covers a full biennium.
- Funding was approved for the next biennium.
- Results were reviewed at the end of the biennium.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BIENNIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BIENNIUM
1 longer words begin with BIENNIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in BIENNIUM
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Common questions about BIENNIUM
- Is BIENNIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIENNIUM, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIENNIUM worth?
- BIENNIUM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BIENNIUM mean?
- A period of two years.
- What letters can be added to BIENNIUM?
- BIENNIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BIENNIUM:
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