PSAMMITE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PSAMMITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PSAMMITE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PSAMMITE is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PSAMMITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
psammitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PSAMMITE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PSAMMITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PSAMMITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PSAMMITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A sedimentary rock made of sand-sized grains cemented together, such as a sandstone.
Geologists use psammite for rocks whose grains fall in the sand size range, as opposed to the finer pelite or the coarser rudite. The word turns up in descriptions of metamorphic terrain, where a psammite is the sandy layer next to a muddier one.
How PSAMMITE is used
Found almost exclusively in geology texts and field reports.
- The cliff face alternated between layers of psammite and softer shale.
- A thin band of psammite crossed the valley floor.
- The geologist labelled the grey outcrop as psammite on her map.
- Weathered psammite gave the hillside its pale, gritty soil.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PSAMMITE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PSAMMITE
1 longer words begin with PSAMMITE.
Shorter words from the letters in PSAMMITE
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Common questions about PSAMMITE
- Is PSAMMITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PSAMMITE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PSAMMITE worth?
- PSAMMITE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PSAMMITE mean?
- A sedimentary rock made of sand-sized grains cemented together, such as a sandstone.
- What letters can be added to PSAMMITE?
- PSAMMITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PSAMMITE:
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