PHOSPHORITE is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. PHOSPHORITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHOSPHORITE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHOSPHORITE is to know. It scores 21 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHOSPHORITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
phosphoritesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHOSPHORITE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PHOSPHORITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHOSPHORITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PHOSPHORITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A rock formed on the sea floor that is rich in calcium phosphate and mined for fertiliser.
Large phosphorite beds are valuable because crops need phosphorus to grow. Geologists link such deposits to ancient seas where dead marine life piled up.
How PHOSPHORITE is used
Found in geology and mining texts, usually as an ore of phosphate.
- The company mined phosphorite near the coast.
- A layer of phosphorite lay under the limestone.
- Ground phosphorite is spread on poor soil.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHOSPHORITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHOSPHORITE
1 longer words begin with PHOSPHORITE.
Shorter words from the letters in PHOSPHORITE
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Common questions about PHOSPHORITE
- Is PHOSPHORITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHOSPHORITE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHOSPHORITE worth?
- PHOSPHORITE is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHOSPHORITE mean?
- A rock formed on the sea floor that is rich in calcium phosphate and mined for fertiliser.
- What letters can be added to PHOSPHORITE?
- PHOSPHORITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PHOSPHORITE:
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