FERROUS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. FERROUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FERROUS?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FERROUS is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FERROUS
No single letter turns FERROUS into another word.
How FERROUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FERROUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 347,386.
What does FERROUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Containing or relating to iron, especially iron with a valency of two.
Scrap dealers sort metal into ferrous and non-ferrous piles because magnets pick up only the first kind. In chemistry, ferrous compounds contrast with ferric ones, which hold iron in a higher state.
How FERROUS is used
Ferrous appears in industry and chemistry, usually before a noun such as metal, sulphate or alloy.
- A magnet separates ferrous scrap from aluminium cans.
- Ferrous sulphate is sold as an iron supplement for plants.
- Cast iron is the best known ferrous material in old kitchens.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FERROUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FERROUS
The 7 tiles of FERROUS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in FERROUS
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Common questions about FERROUS
- Is FERROUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FERROUS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FERROUS worth?
- FERROUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FERROUS mean?
- Containing or relating to iron, especially iron with a valency of two.
- What letters can be added to FERROUS?
- No single letter can be added to FERROUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FERROUS:
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