HONORARIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HONORARIUM 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 HONORARIUM?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HONORARIUM is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HONORARIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
honorariumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HONORARIUM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HONORARIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HONORARIUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HONORARIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A payment given for a professional service for which no fixed fee is required.
An honorarium is offered as thanks rather than as a wage, typically to a guest speaker, a visiting scholar or a clergyman. The amount is often modest and meant as a courtesy.
How HONORARIUM is used
Honorarium is used in academic, church and event settings when a speaker or helper receives a thank-you payment.
- The speaker received an honorarium of two hundred dollars.
- The university pays an honorarium to visiting lecturers.
- He declined the honorarium and asked for a donation instead.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HONORARIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HONORARIUM
1 longer words begin with HONORARIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in HONORARIUM
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Common questions about HONORARIUM
- Is HONORARIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HONORARIUM, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HONORARIUM worth?
- HONORARIUM is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HONORARIUM mean?
- A payment given for a professional service for which no fixed fee is required.
- What letters can be added to HONORARIUM?
- HONORARIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HONORARIUM:
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