NOBELIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. NOBELIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NOBELIUM?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NOBELIUM is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOBELIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nobeliumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NOBELIUM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NOBELIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NOBELIUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about NOBELIUM
- All 8 letters of NOBELIUM are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NOBELIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A radioactive man-made metallic element with atomic number 102.
Nobelium does not occur in nature and is made in laboratories by bombarding heavier elements with ions. It was named after Alfred Nobel, and only tiny amounts have ever been produced.
How NOBELIUM is used
Nobelium appears in chemistry and physics texts, usually with its symbol No.
- Nobelium sits in the actinide row of the periodic table.
- Only a few atoms of nobelium can be made at a time.
- The isotopes of nobelium decay within minutes or less.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NOBELIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NOBELIUM
1 longer words begin with NOBELIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in NOBELIUM
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Common questions about NOBELIUM
- Is NOBELIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NOBELIUM, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NOBELIUM worth?
- NOBELIUM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NOBELIUM mean?
- A radioactive man-made metallic element with atomic number 102.
- What letters can be added to NOBELIUM?
- NOBELIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NOBELIUM:
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