FLUOR is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. FLUOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLUOR?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLUOR is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLUOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fluorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLUOR scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FLUOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 49,015.
What stands out about FLUOR
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FLUOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalchemistry
A mineral form of calcium fluoride, known elsewhere as fluorite or fluorspar, and the chief natural source of fluorine.
Fluor forms crystals ranging from clear to deep purple or green, and collectors prize the more vividly colored specimens most. Industrially, fluor serves as a flux in steelmaking and as the raw material from which fluorine and hydrofluoric acid are extracted. The mineral often glows under ultraviolet light, a property called fluorescence that actually takes its name from fluor itself. Older mineralogical texts use fluor where a modern geology text would simply say fluorite.
How FLUOR is used
Chiefly a technical mineralogical term, now mostly replaced in general use by fluorite or fluorspar.
- Miners extracted fluor from the vein for use as a flux.
- The museum case held a large purple fluor crystal.
- Chemists first isolated fluorine from ore rich in fluor.
- Under ultraviolet light, the fluor sample glowed pale blue.
- The old textbook still labeled the mineral simply as fluor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLUOR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FLUOR
The 5 tiles of FLUOR in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with FLUOR
Showing 24 of 93 words that begin with FLUOR.
Words ending in FLUOR
2 words end in FLUOR. Useful as a back hook: play FLUOR onto a word already on the board.
Words with FLUOR inside
17 words contain FLUOR in the middle. Words that start with FLUOR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FLUOR
Common questions about FLUOR
- Is FLUOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLUOR, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLUOR worth?
- FLUOR is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLUOR mean?
- A mineral form of calcium fluoride, known elsewhere as fluorite or fluorspar, and the chief natural source of fluorine.
- What letters can be added to FLUOR?
- FLUOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FLUOR:
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