LITMUS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LITMUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LITMUS?
| 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: 24 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LITMUS is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LITMUS
No single letter turns LITMUS into another word.
How LITMUS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LITMUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does LITMUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A dye obtained from lichens that turns red in acid and blue in alkaline conditions, used to test acidity.
Litmus is soaked into paper strips so that a quick color change shows whether a liquid is acid or alkaline, without giving an exact numeric reading. Because the test is so simple and visual, litmus has also become a figure of speech for any single sign taken as a decisive test of a larger question. Chemists today use more precise instruments, but litmus paper remains a classroom staple for teaching the basic idea of acidity.
How LITMUS is used
Used literally in chemistry and figuratively in phrases such as litmus test for any deciding factor.
- She dipped a strip of litmus paper into the vinegar.
- Blue litmus turned red the moment it touched the acid.
- The vote became a litmus test for the party's unity.
- Students compared how different liquids affected the litmus strips.
- A single question served as his litmus for judging honesty.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LITMUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LITMUS
1 longer words begin with LITMUS.
Shorter words from the letters in LITMUS
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Common questions about LITMUS
- Is LITMUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LITMUS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LITMUS worth?
- LITMUS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LITMUS mean?
- A dye obtained from lichens that turns red in acid and blue in alkaline conditions, used to test acidity.
- What letters can be added to LITMUS?
- No single letter can be added to LITMUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LITMUS:
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