FERMIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FERMIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FERMIUM?
| 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 FERMIUM is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FERMIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fermiumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FERMIUM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FERMIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What does FERMIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
Element 100, first found in the debris of a 1952 hydrogen bomb test and named after the physicist Enrico Fermi.
Fermium was first found in the fallout of the first hydrogen bomb test in 1952 and takes its name from the physicist Enrico Fermi. Only tiny amounts have ever been produced in laboratories. Fermium has no practical use outside research.
How FERMIUM is used
A science term, written fm in the periodic table.
- Fermium sits among the heavy elements at the bottom of the table.
- Only a few atoms of fermium were made in the experiment.
- The isotopes of fermium decay quickly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FERMIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FERMIUM
1 longer words begin with FERMIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in FERMIUM
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Common questions about FERMIUM
- Is FERMIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FERMIUM, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FERMIUM worth?
- FERMIUM is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FERMIUM mean?
- Element 100, first found in the debris of a 1952 hydrogen bomb test and named after the physicist Enrico Fermi.
- What letters can be added to FERMIUM?
- FERMIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FERMIUM:
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