MOLYBDENUM is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. MOLYBDENUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOLYBDENUM?
| 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 MOLYBDENUM is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOLYBDENUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
molybdenumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOLYBDENUM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in MOLYBDENUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MOLYBDENUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MOLYBDENUM
- MOLYBDENUM begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MOLYBDENUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A hard silvery-grey metallic element with the symbol Mo, used to strengthen steel alloys.
Molybdenum has a very high melting point, which makes it valuable in tools and equipment that must withstand heat. Small amounts are also essential to living things, including plants that fix nitrogen. It is rarely seen in pure form outside a laboratory or a factory.
How MOLYBDENUM is used
Used in chemistry, metallurgy and nutrition, usually in technical contexts.
- Adding molybdenum makes the steel tougher and more resistant to heat.
- The ore was mined mainly for its molybdenum content.
- Plants need traces of molybdenum to use nitrogen from the soil.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOLYBDENUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MOLYBDENUM
1 longer words begin with MOLYBDENUM.
Shorter words from the letters in MOLYBDENUM
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Common questions about MOLYBDENUM
- Is MOLYBDENUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOLYBDENUM, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOLYBDENUM worth?
- MOLYBDENUM is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOLYBDENUM mean?
- A hard silvery-grey metallic element with the symbol Mo, used to strengthen steel alloys.
- What letters can be added to MOLYBDENUM?
- MOLYBDENUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MOLYBDENUM:
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