PRINCIPIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. PRINCIPIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRINCIPIUM?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRINCIPIUM is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRINCIPIUM
No single letter turns PRINCIPIUM into another word.
How PRINCIPIUM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PRINCIPIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PRINCIPIUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PRINCIPIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A beginning or origin; a first principle or basic element.
Principium is a Latin-derived word that is now rare in English. Most readers meet it in the plural, in the title of Newton's famous work on mechanics.
How PRINCIPIUM is used
Rare and learned; mostly in scholarly or historical writing.
- The author traced the idea back to its principium.
- In Latin, principium means a start or foundation.
- The philosopher sought a single principium behind all things.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRINCIPIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PRINCIPIUM
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Common questions about PRINCIPIUM
- Is PRINCIPIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRINCIPIUM, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRINCIPIUM worth?
- PRINCIPIUM is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRINCIPIUM mean?
- A beginning or origin; a first principle or basic element.
- What letters can be added to PRINCIPIUM?
- No single letter can be added to PRINCIPIUM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PRINCIPIUM:
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