NEPTUNIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. NEPTUNIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEPTUNIUM?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEPTUNIUM is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEPTUNIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
neptuniumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEPTUNIUM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in NEPTUNIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEPTUNIUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NEPTUNIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A radioactive metallic element with atomic number 93.
Neptunium was the first element found beyond uranium, produced by firing neutrons at uranium. Only tiny traces occur naturally, so most of it is made in reactors.
How NEPTUNIUM is used
A chemistry term for element number 93.
- Neptunium sits just after uranium in the periodic table.
- Nuclear reactors create neptunium as a by-product.
- The sample of neptunium was stored in a sealed vault.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEPTUNIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NEPTUNIUM
1 longer words begin with NEPTUNIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in NEPTUNIUM
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Common questions about NEPTUNIUM
- Is NEPTUNIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEPTUNIUM, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEPTUNIUM worth?
- NEPTUNIUM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEPTUNIUM mean?
- A radioactive metallic element with atomic number 93.
- What letters can be added to NEPTUNIUM?
- NEPTUNIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of NEPTUNIUM:
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