ELUVIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ELUVIUM 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 ELUVIUM?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ELUVIUM is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ELUVIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
eluviumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ELUVIUM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ELUVIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does ELUVIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A deposit of soil or rock debris formed by the weathering of rock and left in the place where it formed.
Geologists contrast eluvium with alluvium, which water has carried away and laid down elsewhere. Because eluvium stays put, it can still hold traces of the original bedrock, including valuable minerals.
How ELUVIUM is used
Geology term, often found in mining reports.
- The gold was found in the eluvium above the vein.
- A thin layer of eluvium covered the hillside.
- Eluvium forms where rock breaks down and nothing washes it away.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ELUVIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ELUVIUM
1 longer words begin with ELUVIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in ELUVIUM
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Common questions about ELUVIUM
- Is ELUVIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ELUVIUM, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ELUVIUM worth?
- ELUVIUM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ELUVIUM mean?
- A deposit of soil or rock debris formed by the weathering of rock and left in the place where it formed.
- What letters can be added to ELUVIUM?
- ELUVIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ELUVIUM:
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