COLEMANITE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. COLEMANITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COLEMANITE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COLEMANITE is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COLEMANITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
colemanitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COLEMANITE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in COLEMANITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COLEMANITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COLEMANITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A white or colourless mineral made of hydrated calcium borate, mined as a source of boron.
Colemanite forms glassy crystals in dry lake beds, notably in the American south-west and in Turkey. Industry values it for making borax-type chemicals, heat-resistant glass and ceramics.
How COLEMANITE is used
The word colemanite is used in mineralogy and mining when talking about boron ores.
- The miners dug colemanite out of the old lake deposit.
- A clear crystal of colemanite sat in the museum case.
- Colemanite is ground up and refined to make boron compounds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COLEMANITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of COLEMANITE
The 10 tiles of COLEMANITE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with COLEMANITE
1 longer words begin with COLEMANITE.
Shorter words from the letters in COLEMANITE
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Common questions about COLEMANITE
- Is COLEMANITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COLEMANITE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COLEMANITE worth?
- COLEMANITE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COLEMANITE mean?
- A white or colourless mineral made of hydrated calcium borate, mined as a source of boron.
- What letters can be added to COLEMANITE?
- COLEMANITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of COLEMANITE:
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