FIRMAMENT is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. FIRMAMENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FIRMAMENT?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FIRMAMENT is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FIRMAMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
firmamentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FIRMAMENT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FIRMAMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FIRMAMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FIRMAMENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
The sky seen as a great arch or vault above the earth.
Firmament is a lofty, biblical word for the heavens, as when stars are said to be scattered across the firmament. Ancient astronomers pictured it as a solid dome. Today it appears in poetry and in phrases such as a star in the musical firmament.
How FIRMAMENT is used
Used in poetic and solemn writing about the sky.
- Stars glittered across the firmament.
- The old map showed the firmament as a painted dome.
- She was a rising name in the literary firmament.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FIRMAMENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FIRMAMENT
2 longer words begin with FIRMAMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in FIRMAMENT
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Common questions about FIRMAMENT
- Is FIRMAMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FIRMAMENT, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FIRMAMENT worth?
- FIRMAMENT is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FIRMAMENT mean?
- The sky seen as a great arch or vault above the earth.
- What letters can be added to FIRMAMENT?
- FIRMAMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FIRMAMENT:
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