CROCIDOLITE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CROCIDOLITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CROCIDOLITE?
| 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 CROCIDOLITE is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CROCIDOLITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
crocidolitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CROCIDOLITE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CROCIDOLITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CROCIDOLITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CROCIDOLITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A fibrous blue mineral, a form of asbestos made of silicate of iron and sodium.
Crocidolite is the blue asbestos once mined in southern Africa and Australia. Its thin, sharp fibres are among the most dangerous of the asbestos types when breathed in, which is why its use is now banned in most countries.
How CROCIDOLITE is used
Crocidolite appears in geology and in health and safety writing about asbestos.
- Samples of crocidolite were found in the insulation of the old factory.
- Exposure to crocidolite dust is linked to lung disease.
- The museum displays a polished block of crocidolite with silky blue fibres.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CROCIDOLITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CROCIDOLITE
1 longer words begin with CROCIDOLITE.
Shorter words from the letters in CROCIDOLITE
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Common questions about CROCIDOLITE
- Is CROCIDOLITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CROCIDOLITE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CROCIDOLITE worth?
- CROCIDOLITE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CROCIDOLITE mean?
- A fibrous blue mineral, a form of asbestos made of silicate of iron and sodium.
- What letters can be added to CROCIDOLITE?
- CROCIDOLITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CROCIDOLITE:
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