HOLMIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. HOLMIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOLMIUM?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOLMIUM is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOLMIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
holmiumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOLMIUM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HOLMIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,948 thousand.
What does HOLMIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistrytechnical
A soft silvery metallic element, number 67 in the periodic table, belonging to the rare earth group.
Holmium sits among the lanthanides and is found together with yttrium in nature. Its compounds are strongly magnetic, which is the property most often mentioned about it.
How HOLMIUM is used
Holmium is a scientific term for a rare-earth metal and is almost always found in chemistry or materials contexts.
- Holmium is one of the lanthanide elements.
- Holmium is a soft metal that tarnishes slowly.
- The strong magnet contained a trace of holmium.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOLMIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOLMIUM
1 longer words begin with HOLMIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in HOLMIUM
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Common questions about HOLMIUM
- Is HOLMIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOLMIUM, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOLMIUM worth?
- HOLMIUM is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOLMIUM mean?
- A soft silvery metallic element, number 67 in the periodic table, belonging to the rare earth group.
- What letters can be added to HOLMIUM?
- HOLMIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HOLMIUM:
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