CERITE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. CERITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CERITE?
| 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 CERITE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CERITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ceritesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CERITE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CERITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,873.
What stands out about CERITE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CERITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A reddish-brown mineral consisting mainly of a hydrous silicate of cerium.
Cerite was historically important because it was the mineral from which the element cerium was first isolated in the early nineteenth century, giving both the mineral and the element closely related names. It typically forms as a heavy, brownish to cherry-red mass rather than as clear crystals, and is found alongside other rare-earth minerals in certain granite and pegmatite deposits. Mineralogists still study cerite as a source of rare-earth elements, though it is far less common commercially than other cerium-bearing ores. The name reflects both its colour and its cerium content.
How CERITE is used
A specialist term used in mineralogy and the chemistry of rare-earth elements.
- The mineral collection included a sample of cerite from Sweden.
- Cerite was the source from which cerium was first extracted.
- Geologists identified veins of cerite within the granite.
- The dark reddish lump was later confirmed to be cerite.
- Textbooks on rare earths mention cerite as an early source ore.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CERITE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CERITE
The 6 tiles of CERITE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with CERITE
1 longer words begin with CERITE.
Shorter words from the letters in CERITE
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Common questions about CERITE
- Is CERITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CERITE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CERITE worth?
- CERITE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CERITE mean?
- A reddish-brown mineral consisting mainly of a hydrous silicate of cerium.
- What letters can be added to CERITE?
- CERITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CERITE:
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