OSMIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. OSMIUM 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 OSMIUM?
| 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 OSMIUM is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OSMIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
osmiumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OSMIUM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in OSMIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,035 thousand.
What does OSMIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A hard, bluish-white metallic element with atomic number 76 and the highest density of any natural element.
Osmium belongs to the platinum group and is found in small amounts in platinum ores. The name comes from a Greek word for smell, because its oxide gives off a sharp odour. Osmium is very dense and hard, so it is alloyed for pen tips, electrical contacts and instrument pivots, but its toxic oxide makes it hard to handle.
How OSMIUM is used
Symbol Os; discussed in chemistry, metallurgy and lists of dense materials.
- A cube of osmium weighs more than the same cube of lead.
- The nib of the pen was tipped with an osmium alloy.
- Osmium was discovered in 1803 alongside iridium.
- The chemistry teacher passed round a table showing the density of osmium.
- Few laboratories keep much pure osmium because it is rare and costly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OSMIUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OSMIUM
1 longer words begin with OSMIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in OSMIUM
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Common questions about OSMIUM
- Is OSMIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OSMIUM, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OSMIUM worth?
- OSMIUM is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OSMIUM mean?
- A hard, bluish-white metallic element with atomic number 76 and the highest density of any natural element.
- What letters can be added to OSMIUM?
- OSMIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of OSMIUM:
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