FERROMAGNET is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. FERROMAGNET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FERROMAGNET?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FERROMAGNET is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FERROMAGNET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ferromagnetsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FERROMAGNET scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in FERROMAGNET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FERROMAGNET has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FERROMAGNET mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A substance, such as iron, that can be strongly magnetised and keeps its magnetism.
In a ferromagnet the atomic magnetic moments line up in the same direction, giving a powerful overall field. Heating a ferromagnet past its Curie point destroys this order.
How FERROMAGNET is used
Ferromagnet is a physics term, used for iron, nickel, cobalt and their alloys.
- Iron is the most familiar ferromagnet.
- The ferromagnet stuck firmly to the fridge door.
- Students tested whether the metal was a ferromagnet.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FERROMAGNET and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FERROMAGNET
4 longer words begin with FERROMAGNET.
Shorter words from the letters in FERROMAGNET
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Common questions about FERROMAGNET
- Is FERROMAGNET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FERROMAGNET, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FERROMAGNET worth?
- FERROMAGNET is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FERROMAGNET mean?
- A substance, such as iron, that can be strongly magnetised and keeps its magnetism.
- What letters can be added to FERROMAGNET?
- FERROMAGNET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of FERROMAGNET:
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