CORDIERITE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CORDIERITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CORDIERITE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CORDIERITE is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORDIERITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cordieritesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CORDIERITE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CORDIERITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CORDIERITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CORDIERITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A blue silicate mineral of magnesium, iron and aluminium that shows different colours from different angles.
Cordierite is also known as iolite when cut as a gem. It is prized in ceramics because it expands very little when heated, so kiln shelves and catalytic converters are made from it. Its colour change with viewing angle is called dichroism.
How CORDIERITE is used
Used in mineralogy, gemmology and ceramics for the blue mineral.
- The kiln shelves were made of cordierite.
- A polished piece of cordierite turned from blue to grey.
- Cordierite is found in metamorphic rocks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CORDIERITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CORDIERITE
1 longer words begin with CORDIERITE.
Shorter words from the letters in CORDIERITE
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Common questions about CORDIERITE
- Is CORDIERITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CORDIERITE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CORDIERITE worth?
- CORDIERITE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CORDIERITE mean?
- A blue silicate mineral of magnesium, iron and aluminium that shows different colours from different angles.
- What letters can be added to CORDIERITE?
- CORDIERITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CORDIERITE:
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