IOLITE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. IOLITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IOLITE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IOLITE is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IOLITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
iolitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IOLITE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in IOLITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,372.
What does IOLITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A blue to violet mineral known as cordierite, sometimes cut as a gemstone.
Iolite is the gem-quality form of the mineral cordierite, prized for a blue to violet colour that can shift noticeably depending on the angle it is viewed from. This colour-changing property, called pleochroism, is unusually strong in iolite and is said to have helped early sailors judge the sun's position on cloudy days. Jewellers value it as an affordable alternative to sapphire, since the two stones can look similar but iolite is far less expensive. The name comes from the Greek word for violet.
How IOLITE is used
A specialist term used in mineralogy and jewellery to name this particular gemstone.
- The ring was set with a deep blue iolite.
- Geologists identified the mineral as iolite by its colour shift.
- Some sailors are said to have used iolite to find the sun.
- The market sells iolite as a cheaper alternative to sapphire.
- Light through the iolite changed from blue to grey as she turned it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IOLITE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with IOLITE
1 longer words begin with IOLITE.
Shorter words from the letters in IOLITE
Common questions about IOLITE
- Is IOLITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IOLITE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IOLITE worth?
- IOLITE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IOLITE mean?
- A blue to violet mineral known as cordierite, sometimes cut as a gemstone.
- What letters can be added to IOLITE?
- IOLITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of IOLITE:
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