OLIBANUM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. OLIBANUM 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 OLIBANUM?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OLIBANUM is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OLIBANUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
olibanumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OLIBANUM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OLIBANUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OLIBANUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OLIBANUM
- All 8 letters of OLIBANUM are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OLIBANUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A fragrant gum resin from certain trees, burned as incense; frankincense.
Olibanum is the formal name for the resin that was traded across Arabia and East Africa for worship and embalming. Chemists and perfumers still prefer olibanum when they discuss it as a material.
How OLIBANUM is used
Olibanum is a formal word for frankincense, found in history and perfumery.
- Clouds of olibanum rose from the temple altar.
- The perfumer blended olibanum with myrrh and cedar.
- Caravans carried olibanum north from the coast.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OLIBANUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OLIBANUM
1 longer words begin with OLIBANUM.
Shorter words from the letters in OLIBANUM
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Common questions about OLIBANUM
- Is OLIBANUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OLIBANUM, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OLIBANUM worth?
- OLIBANUM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OLIBANUM mean?
- A fragrant gum resin from certain trees, burned as incense; frankincense.
- What letters can be added to OLIBANUM?
- OLIBANUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OLIBANUM:
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