DEUTERIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DEUTERIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEUTERIUM?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEUTERIUM is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEUTERIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
deuteriumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEUTERIUM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DEUTERIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEUTERIUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DEUTERIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A heavy, stable form of hydrogen whose nucleus holds one proton and one neutron.
Deuterium is roughly twice as heavy as ordinary hydrogen, yet it behaves almost the same way in chemical reactions. It occurs naturally in small amounts in seawater and is used in nuclear research and as a tracer. Water made with it is called heavy water.
How DEUTERIUM is used
Deuterium appears in physics, chemistry and discussions of fusion energy.
- Deuterium is extracted from seawater for research.
- The reactor uses deuterium as part of its fuel.
- A deuterium atom has one neutron in its nucleus.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEUTERIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEUTERIUM
1 longer words begin with DEUTERIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in DEUTERIUM
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Common questions about DEUTERIUM
- Is DEUTERIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEUTERIUM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEUTERIUM worth?
- DEUTERIUM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEUTERIUM mean?
- A heavy, stable form of hydrogen whose nucleus holds one proton and one neutron.
- What letters can be added to DEUTERIUM?
- DEUTERIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DEUTERIUM:
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