BOEHMITE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BOEHMITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOEHMITE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOEHMITE is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOEHMITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
boehmitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOEHMITE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BOEHMITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOEHMITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BOEHMITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A mineral form of aluminium oxide hydroxide, one of the main constituents of bauxite.
Geologists value boehmite because it is a key source of aluminium. It forms in warm, humid regions where rock weathers deeply. It is also made artificially for use in ceramics and coatings.
How BOEHMITE is used
Appears in geology, mining and materials-science writing.
- Boehmite makes up much of the bauxite mined for aluminium.
- The sample was identified as boehmite by X-ray analysis.
- Heating boehmite drives off water and leaves alumina behind.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOEHMITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOEHMITE
1 longer words begin with BOEHMITE.
Shorter words from the letters in BOEHMITE
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Common questions about BOEHMITE
- Is BOEHMITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOEHMITE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOEHMITE worth?
- BOEHMITE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOEHMITE mean?
- A mineral form of aluminium oxide hydroxide, one of the main constituents of bauxite.
- What letters can be added to BOEHMITE?
- BOEHMITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BOEHMITE:
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