CERIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CERIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CERIUM?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CERIUM is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CERIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ceriumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CERIUM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CERIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does CERIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A soft, silvery-grey metallic element, number 58 in the periodic table, belonging to the rare-earth group.
Cerium is the most plentiful of the rare-earth metals and tarnishes quickly in air. It was named after the dwarf planet Ceres, discovered only two years before the element in 1803. Small amounts alloyed with iron produce sparks when scraped, which is why it sits inside lighter flints. Its oxide is also used to polish glass and in catalytic converters.
How CERIUM is used
Chemical symbol Ce; used in science and industry.
- The lighter flint is an alloy of iron and cerium.
- Cerium oxide is a common glass-polishing powder.
- The element cerium is named after the asteroid Ceres.
- A chip of cerium will ignite if it is scratched.
- Cerium ranks high among the rare earths in crustal abundance.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CERIUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CERIUM
The 6 tiles of CERIUM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CERIUM
1 longer words begin with CERIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in CERIUM
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Common questions about CERIUM
- Is CERIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CERIUM, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CERIUM worth?
- CERIUM is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CERIUM mean?
- A soft, silvery-grey metallic element, number 58 in the periodic table, belonging to the rare-earth group.
- What letters can be added to CERIUM?
- CERIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CERIUM:
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