NIOBATE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. NIOBATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NIOBATE?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NIOBATE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NIOBATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
niobatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NIOBATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in NIOBATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 28,591.
What does NIOBATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A salt whose anion contains niobium bound to oxygen.
Chemists meet a niobate in mineral studies and in the making of crystals for electronic parts. The name tells you the metal at the centre of the negative ion, much as a sulphate points to sulphur.
How NIOBATE is used
Niobate appears in chemistry and mineralogy texts, often followed by the name of the metal it is paired with.
- The lab grew a large crystal of lithium niobate.
- Each niobate in the series was tested for stability.
- A niobate can form when niobium oxide reacts with a strong base.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NIOBATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NIOBATE
1 longer words begin with NIOBATE.
Shorter words from the letters in NIOBATE
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Common questions about NIOBATE
- Is NIOBATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NIOBATE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NIOBATE worth?
- NIOBATE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NIOBATE mean?
- A salt whose anion contains niobium bound to oxygen.
- What letters can be added to NIOBATE?
- NIOBATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of NIOBATE:
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