DUBNIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DUBNIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DUBNIUM?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DUBNIUM is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DUBNIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dubniumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DUBNIUM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DUBNIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What does DUBNIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
Element 105, a short-lived man-made metal produced only a few atoms at a time in particle accelerators.
Dubnium does not occur in nature and was first made in laboratories by smashing atomic nuclei together. Its atoms are so unstable that they last only seconds, so it is studied in tiny amounts. The name honours the Russian research town of Dubna.
How DUBNIUM is used
Used in chemistry and physics, symbol Db.
- Dubnium sits in the periodic table below tantalum.
- Only a few atoms of dubnium can be made at a time.
- Scientists at the institute produced dubnium by bombarding a heavy target.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DUBNIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DUBNIUM
1 longer words begin with DUBNIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in DUBNIUM
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Common questions about DUBNIUM
- Is DUBNIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DUBNIUM, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DUBNIUM worth?
- DUBNIUM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DUBNIUM mean?
- Element 105, a short-lived man-made metal produced only a few atoms at a time in particle accelerators.
- What letters can be added to DUBNIUM?
- DUBNIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DUBNIUM:
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