OLEUM is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. OLEUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OLEUM?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OLEUM is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OLEUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
oleumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OLEUM scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in OLEUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 24,508.
What does OLEUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A dense, fuming liquid made by dissolving extra sulfur trioxide in concentrated sulfuric acid, used in industrial chemical processes.
People in industry sometimes call oleum fuming sulfuric acid instead, and the liquid reacts violently with water, so plants store and move it in sealed, corrosion-resistant tanks handled by workers in protective gear. Industry uses it as a strong dehydrating and sulfonating agent in making detergents, dyes, and explosives, where ordinary sulfuric acid alone is not concentrated enough.
How OLEUM is used
A specialist chemistry term, met mainly in industrial and laboratory contexts rather than everyday speech.
- Workers wore full protective gear when handling the oleum tank.
- The plant produces oleum as an intermediate in fertilizer manufacture.
- A spill of oleum releases dense white fumes on contact with air.
- The chemist diluted the oleum carefully to avoid a violent reaction.
- Oleum reacts vigorously if it comes into contact with water.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OLEUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OLEUM
1 longer words begin with OLEUM.
Words ending in OLEUM
4 words end in OLEUM. Useful as a back hook: play OLEUM onto a word already on the board.
Words with OLEUM inside
5 words contain OLEUM in the middle. Words that start with OLEUM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OLEUM
Common questions about OLEUM
- Is OLEUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OLEUM, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OLEUM worth?
- OLEUM is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OLEUM mean?
- A dense, fuming liquid made by dissolving extra sulfur trioxide in concentrated sulfuric acid, used in industrial chemical processes.
- What letters can be added to OLEUM?
- OLEUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of OLEUM:
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