PUMICEOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PUMICEOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PUMICEOUS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUMICEOUS is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUMICEOUS
No single letter turns PUMICEOUS into another word.
How PUMICEOUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PUMICEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PUMICEOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PUMICEOUS
- PUMICEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PUMICEOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Having the light, porous, rough character of volcanic glass that is full of tiny holes.
Geologists use pumiceous for rock or ash that looks frothy and is light enough to float. A pumiceous deposit usually points to an explosive eruption.
How PUMICEOUS is used
Mostly found in geology and volcanology writing.
- The beach was strewn with pale, pumiceous stones.
- A pumiceous layer in the cliff marked an ancient eruption.
- The pumiceous texture made the lava surprisingly light.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUMICEOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PUMICEOUS
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Common questions about PUMICEOUS
- Is PUMICEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUMICEOUS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUMICEOUS worth?
- PUMICEOUS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUMICEOUS mean?
- Having the light, porous, rough character of volcanic glass that is full of tiny holes.
- What letters can be added to PUMICEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to PUMICEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PUMICEOUS:
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