COLLUVIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. COLLUVIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COLLUVIUM?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COLLUVIUM is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COLLUVIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
colluviumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COLLUVIUM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in COLLUVIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COLLUVIUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COLLUVIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
Loose soil and rock fragments that gather at the foot of a slope after moving down it under gravity.
Colluvium differs from river deposits because water plays only a small part in moving it. Geologists look for it at the base of hills and cliffs when studying slopes and landslides.
How COLLUVIUM is used
The word colluvium is used in geology, soil science and archaeology.
- A thick layer of colluvium covered the old field wall.
- The trench cut through colluvium washed down from the hillside.
- Farmers prize the colluvium at the bottom of the slope for its depth of soil.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COLLUVIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COLLUVIUM
1 longer words begin with COLLUVIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in COLLUVIUM
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Common questions about COLLUVIUM
- Is COLLUVIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COLLUVIUM, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COLLUVIUM worth?
- COLLUVIUM is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COLLUVIUM mean?
- Loose soil and rock fragments that gather at the foot of a slope after moving down it under gravity.
- What letters can be added to COLLUVIUM?
- COLLUVIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of COLLUVIUM:
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