MARTENSITE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MARTENSITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MARTENSITE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MARTENSITE is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MARTENSITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
martensitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MARTENSITE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in MARTENSITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MARTENSITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MARTENSITE
- The same 10 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MARTENSITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A very hard, brittle form of steel structure produced when the metal is cooled extremely fast.
Martensite gives quenched tool steel its hardness. It forms because carbon is trapped in the crystal lattice before it can escape, which is also why it is brittle.
How MARTENSITE is used
A metallurgy term used in materials science and steel treatment.
- Quenching the blade created a layer of martensite.
- Tempering reduces the brittleness of martensite.
- Under the microscope the martensite looked like fine needles.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MARTENSITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MARTENSITE
The 10 tiles of MARTENSITE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with MARTENSITE
1 longer words begin with MARTENSITE.
Shorter words from the letters in MARTENSITE
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Common questions about MARTENSITE
- Is MARTENSITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MARTENSITE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MARTENSITE worth?
- MARTENSITE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MARTENSITE mean?
- A very hard, brittle form of steel structure produced when the metal is cooled extremely fast.
- What letters can be added to MARTENSITE?
- MARTENSITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MARTENSITE:
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