HORNBLENDE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HORNBLENDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HORNBLENDE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HORNBLENDE is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HORNBLENDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hornblendesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HORNBLENDE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HORNBLENDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HORNBLENDE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HORNBLENDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A dark green, brown or black mineral made of silicate of calcium, magnesium and iron, common in igneous and metamorphic rocks.
Hornblende gives granite and many other rocks their dark speckles. Geologists identify it by its shiny cleavage faces and the way it splits into elongated crystals.
How HORNBLENDE is used
Used in geology and mineralogy.
- The granite was flecked with black hornblende.
- He identified the hornblende under the microscope.
- Hornblende crystals glittered in the freshly cut stone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HORNBLENDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HORNBLENDE
1 longer words begin with HORNBLENDE.
Shorter words from the letters in HORNBLENDE
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Common questions about HORNBLENDE
- Is HORNBLENDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HORNBLENDE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HORNBLENDE worth?
- HORNBLENDE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HORNBLENDE mean?
- A dark green, brown or black mineral made of silicate of calcium, magnesium and iron, common in igneous and metamorphic rocks.
- What letters can be added to HORNBLENDE?
- HORNBLENDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HORNBLENDE:
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