GOETHITE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GOETHITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOETHITE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOETHITE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOETHITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
goethitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOETHITE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GOETHITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GOETHITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GOETHITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A yellowish to dark brown mineral made of hydrated iron oxide, found as fibrous or crystalline masses.
Goethite is named after the poet Goethe and is a major component of rust and of many iron ores and soils. Its colour gives ochre pigment its warm brown tone.
How GOETHITE is used
Goethite is a mineralogy term, common in geology and soil science.
- The soil was coloured by goethite.
- A sample of goethite showed fibrous brown crystals.
- Miners once extracted goethite as iron ore.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOETHITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GOETHITE
1 longer words begin with GOETHITE.
Shorter words from the letters in GOETHITE
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Common questions about GOETHITE
- Is GOETHITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOETHITE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOETHITE worth?
- GOETHITE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOETHITE mean?
- A yellowish to dark brown mineral made of hydrated iron oxide, found as fibrous or crystalline masses.
- What letters can be added to GOETHITE?
- GOETHITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GOETHITE:
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