OLIVINE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. OLIVINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OLIVINE?
| 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 OLIVINE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OLIVINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
olivinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OLIVINE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OLIVINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 96,496.
What does OLIVINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
An olive-green or brownish mineral, a silicate of magnesium and iron, found widely in basalt and other igneous rocks.
Olivine gets its name from its typical green colour, and it forms an important part of many volcanic rocks. Clear gem-quality pieces are cut as jewellery, while the rest is mined as an industrial material.
How OLIVINE is used
Used in geology and mineralogy for this common green rock-forming mineral.
- The beach sand glittered with green grains of olivine.
- Olivine is common in basalt.
- He found a small olivine crystal in the lava.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OLIVINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OLIVINE
1 longer words begin with OLIVINE.
Shorter words from the letters in OLIVINE
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Common questions about OLIVINE
- Is OLIVINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OLIVINE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OLIVINE worth?
- OLIVINE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OLIVINE mean?
- An olive-green or brownish mineral, a silicate of magnesium and iron, found widely in basalt and other igneous rocks.
- What letters can be added to OLIVINE?
- OLIVINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OLIVINE:
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