BORNITE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BORNITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BORNITE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BORNITE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BORNITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bornitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BORNITE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BORNITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 42,887.
What does BORNITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A reddish-brown copper iron sulphide mineral that tarnishes to an iridescent purple and is an important ore of copper.
Fresh surfaces of bornite are bronze-coloured but quickly turn blue, purple and red, which explains its nickname peacock ore. Miners value it because it holds a lot of copper.
How BORNITE is used
Bornite is a mineral name used in geology and mining.
- The rock sample glittered with purple bornite.
- Bornite is mined for its copper content.
- The collector kept a piece of bornite under glass.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BORNITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BORNITE
1 longer words begin with BORNITE.
Shorter words from the letters in BORNITE
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Common questions about BORNITE
- Is BORNITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BORNITE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BORNITE worth?
- BORNITE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BORNITE mean?
- A reddish-brown copper iron sulphide mineral that tarnishes to an iridescent purple and is an important ore of copper.
- What letters can be added to BORNITE?
- BORNITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BORNITE:
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