LIMONITE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LIMONITE 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 LIMONITE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIMONITE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIMONITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
limonitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LIMONITE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LIMONITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LIMONITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LIMONITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A brown or yellowish iron ore made of hydrated iron oxides, with no fixed crystal form.
Rust-coloured limonite forms where iron-bearing rock weathers, and it leaves a yellow-brown streak when scratched on porcelain. Miners once smelted it for iron, and artists ground it into ochre pigment.
How LIMONITE is used
A mineralogy term that also appears in geology and mining texts.
- The cliff was stained brown by limonite.
- A lump of limonite sat on the geologist's desk.
- Early smelters relied on limonite from the marsh.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIMONITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LIMONITE
1 longer words begin with LIMONITE.
Shorter words from the letters in LIMONITE
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Common questions about LIMONITE
- Is LIMONITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIMONITE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIMONITE worth?
- LIMONITE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIMONITE mean?
- A brown or yellowish iron ore made of hydrated iron oxides, with no fixed crystal form.
- What letters can be added to LIMONITE?
- LIMONITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LIMONITE:
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