PUMICITE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PUMICITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PUMICITE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUMICITE 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 PUMICITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pumicitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PUMICITE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PUMICITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PUMICITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PUMICITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A fine volcanic ash made of tiny fragments of pumice.
Pumicite is what a volcano leaves behind as loose powder rather than as solid lumps of pumice. Builders have valued it as an additive for light concrete, and it also works as a mild abrasive.
How PUMICITE is used
A geology and industry term, seldom met outside those fields.
- A thick bed of pumicite marks the old eruption.
- The quarry sells pumicite to makers of lightweight concrete.
- Wind carried the pumicite far across the plain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUMICITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PUMICITE
1 longer words begin with PUMICITE.
Shorter words from the letters in PUMICITE
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Common questions about PUMICITE
- Is PUMICITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUMICITE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUMICITE worth?
- PUMICITE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUMICITE mean?
- A fine volcanic ash made of tiny fragments of pumice.
- What letters can be added to PUMICITE?
- PUMICITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PUMICITE:
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