ILMENITE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ILMENITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ILMENITE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ILMENITE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ILMENITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ilmenitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ILMENITE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ILMENITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ILMENITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ILMENITE
- The same 8 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ILMENITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A heavy black mineral made of iron and titanium oxide, and the main ore of titanium.
Ilmenite takes its name from the Ilmen Mountains in Russia, where it was first described. Miners recover it from beach sands and igneous rocks, and most of it ends up as the white pigment titanium dioxide.
How ILMENITE is used
Ilmenite is a geological and mining term.
- Ilmenite is mined from dark beach sands.
- The rock sample was rich in ilmenite.
- Titanium for paint is often extracted from ilmenite.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ILMENITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ILMENITE
The 8 tiles of ILMENITE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ILMENITE
1 longer words begin with ILMENITE.
Shorter words from the letters in ILMENITE
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Common questions about ILMENITE
- Is ILMENITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ILMENITE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ILMENITE worth?
- ILMENITE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ILMENITE mean?
- A heavy black mineral made of iron and titanium oxide, and the main ore of titanium.
- What letters can be added to ILMENITE?
- ILMENITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ILMENITE:
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