MAGNESIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MAGNESIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAGNESIAN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAGNESIAN is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAGNESIAN
No single letter turns MAGNESIAN into another word.
How MAGNESIAN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MAGNESIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MAGNESIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MAGNESIAN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Containing magnesium or magnesia, or relating to them.
Magnesian is mostly a geologist's word for rocks and minerals rich in magnesium. A magnesian limestone, for example, differs from plain limestone in its composition.
How MAGNESIAN is used
Magnesian is used in geology and chemistry, especially in the phrase magnesian limestone.
- The cliffs are made of magnesian limestone.
- A magnesian mineral often feels lighter than it looks.
- The soil was magnesian and poor for most crops.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAGNESIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MAGNESIAN
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Common questions about MAGNESIAN
- Is MAGNESIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAGNESIAN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAGNESIAN worth?
- MAGNESIAN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAGNESIAN mean?
- Containing magnesium or magnesia, or relating to them.
- What letters can be added to MAGNESIAN?
- No single letter can be added to MAGNESIAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MAGNESIAN:
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