FERMION is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FERMION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FERMION?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FERMION is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FERMION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fermionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FERMION scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FERMION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What does FERMION mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A subatomic particle with half-integer spin that obeys the Pauli exclusion principle.
Electrons, protons and neutrons are all fermions, which is why matter takes up space and atoms have shell structure. Physicists contrast them with bosons, the force-carrying particles.
How FERMION is used
Physics term, named after Enrico Fermi.
- The electron is a fermion.
- No two identical fermion particles can share one state.
- A fermion has half-integer spin.
- The lecture compared the boson with the fermion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FERMION and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FERMION
2 longer words begin with FERMION.
Shorter words from the letters in FERMION
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Common questions about FERMION
- Is FERMION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FERMION, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FERMION worth?
- FERMION is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FERMION mean?
- A subatomic particle with half-integer spin that obeys the Pauli exclusion principle.
- What letters can be added to FERMION?
- FERMION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FERMION:
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