MONAZITE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. MONAZITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MONAZITE?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MONAZITE is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MONAZITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
monazitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MONAZITE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MONAZITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MONAZITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MONAZITE
- All 8 letters of MONAZITE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MONAZITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A reddish-brown mineral, a phosphate of cerium and other rare-earth elements, mined as a source of thorium.
Monazite collects in beach sands in places such as India and Brazil, where waves sort it from lighter grains. It is mildly radioactive because of the thorium it contains.
How MONAZITE is used
Used in geology and mining, often with the words sand or deposit.
- Dark bands of monazite showed in the beach sand.
- The company extracts rare earths from monazite.
- Geologists dated the rock using tiny crystals of monazite.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MONAZITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MONAZITE
1 longer words begin with MONAZITE.
Shorter words from the letters in MONAZITE
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Common questions about MONAZITE
- Is MONAZITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MONAZITE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MONAZITE worth?
- MONAZITE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MONAZITE mean?
- A reddish-brown mineral, a phosphate of cerium and other rare-earth elements, mined as a source of thorium.
- What letters can be added to MONAZITE?
- MONAZITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MONAZITE:
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