HAFNIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HAFNIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HAFNIUM?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAFNIUM is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAFNIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hafniumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HAFNIUM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HAFNIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,029 thousand.
What does HAFNIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A hard, silvery-grey metallic element with atomic number 72, found with zirconium.
Hafnium was discovered in 1923 and named after Hafnia, the Latin name for Copenhagen. It absorbs neutrons well, so nuclear reactors use it in control rods. It is also used in some computer chips and in alloys for rocket nozzles.
How HAFNIUM is used
Hafnium is the name of element 72 and appears in chemistry and nuclear engineering.
- Hafnium occurs naturally alongside zirconium.
- The control rods were made of hafnium.
- Chip makers added hafnium to improve the transistors.
- Pure hafnium is a lustrous grey metal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HAFNIUM and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HAFNIUM
1 longer words begin with HAFNIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in HAFNIUM
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Common questions about HAFNIUM
- Is HAFNIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAFNIUM, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAFNIUM worth?
- HAFNIUM is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HAFNIUM mean?
- A hard, silvery-grey metallic element with atomic number 72, found with zirconium.
- What letters can be added to HAFNIUM?
- HAFNIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HAFNIUM:
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