FORAMINIFER is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. FORAMINIFER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FORAMINIFER?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FORAMINIFER is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FORAMINIFER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FORAMINIFER scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in FORAMINIFER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FORAMINIFER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FORAMINIFER mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A single-celled marine organism with a chalky, many-holed shell.
Each foraminifer extends thin threads of living matter through the holes in its shell. Their dead shells pile up on the sea floor and make limestone, so geologists use them to date rock and read past climates.
How FORAMINIFER is used
Foraminifer is a scientific term in biology and geology; the short form foram is common.
- A single foraminifer is barely visible without a lens.
- Each foraminifer builds a shell from calcium carbonate.
- Scientists studied the foraminifer shells in the sediment core.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FORAMINIFER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FORAMINIFER
6 longer words begin with FORAMINIFER.
Shorter words from the letters in FORAMINIFER
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Common questions about FORAMINIFER
- Is FORAMINIFER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FORAMINIFER, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FORAMINIFER worth?
- FORAMINIFER is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FORAMINIFER mean?
- A single-celled marine organism with a chalky, many-holed shell.
- What letters can be added to FORAMINIFER?
- FORAMINIFER takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of FORAMINIFER:
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