DUNNITE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DUNNITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DUNNITE?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DUNNITE is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DUNNITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dunnitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DUNNITE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DUNNITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 102,929.
What does DUNNITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A powerful explosive made from ammonium picrate, once used in armour-piercing shells.
Dunnite was valued by the military because it stayed stable when a shell hit hard steel. It is also known as explosive D from the American army designation.
How DUNNITE is used
Dunnite belongs to military history and chemistry texts about early twentieth-century munitions.
- The shell was packed with dunnite so it would burst only after piercing the plate.
- Historians trace the use of dunnite back to naval guns of the early 1900s.
- A museum label described dunnite as safe to handle until struck.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DUNNITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DUNNITE
1 longer words begin with DUNNITE.
Shorter words from the letters in DUNNITE
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Common questions about DUNNITE
- Is DUNNITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DUNNITE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DUNNITE worth?
- DUNNITE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DUNNITE mean?
- A powerful explosive made from ammonium picrate, once used in armour-piercing shells.
- What letters can be added to DUNNITE?
- DUNNITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DUNNITE:
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