KALIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. KALIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KALIUM?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KALIUM is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KALIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kaliumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KALIUM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in KALIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does KALIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
An old name for potassium, the soft silvery metal.
Kalium is the Latin-based name for potassium, and it is the reason the chemical symbol for potassium is K. The word comes from the Arabic qali, the ashes of plants, because potash was first obtained by leaching wood ash. English speakers now say potassium, but kalium is still the ordinary word in German, Dutch and several other languages, and it survives in the names of some old compounds.
How KALIUM is used
Old-fashioned or technical in English; the standard name in many other European languages.
- The symbol K on the table stands for kalium.
- The old textbook listed kalium among the alkali metals.
- A German label named the mineral salt as a kalium compound.
- He learned that kalium and potassium are the same element.
- The chemist wrote kalium in her notes from the older source.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KALIUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KALIUM
1 longer words begin with KALIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in KALIUM
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Common questions about KALIUM
- Is KALIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KALIUM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KALIUM worth?
- KALIUM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KALIUM mean?
- An old name for potassium, the soft silvery metal.
- What letters can be added to KALIUM?
- KALIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of KALIUM:
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