MATRIX is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. MATRIX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MATRIX?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MATRIX is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MATRIX
No single letter turns MATRIX into another word.
How MATRIX scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MATRIX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 204,399.
What does MATRIX mean in Scrabble?
noun
An environment or substance in which something grows, develops or is embedded, or a rectangular array of numbers arranged in rows and columns.
The word matrix comes from Latin for womb, and that sense of a surrounding source still shows in many uses. Mathematicians, geologists and printers each use it for quite different things.
How MATRIX is used
Used in science, mathematics, printing and general writing about a surrounding framework.
- The fossil was set in a matrix of hard grey stone.
- Each row of the matrix lists the scores of one student.
- The town grew out of a matrix of trade routes and river crossings.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MATRIX and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MATRIX
1 longer words begin with MATRIX.
Shorter words from the letters in MATRIX
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Common questions about MATRIX
- Is MATRIX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MATRIX, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MATRIX worth?
- MATRIX is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MATRIX mean?
- An environment or substance in which something grows, develops or is embedded, or a rectangular array of numbers arranged in rows and columns.
- What letters can be added to MATRIX?
- No single letter can be added to MATRIX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MATRIX:
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