RADIOLARIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. RADIOLARIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RADIOLARIAN?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RADIOLARIAN is to know. It scores 12 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RADIOLARIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
radiolariansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RADIOLARIAN scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in RADIOLARIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RADIOLARIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RADIOLARIAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A tiny single-celled sea creature with a delicate, spiny skeleton made of silica.
Radiolarians drift in the ocean as plankton, and their glassy skeletons sink to form sediment on the seabed. Their intricate shapes make them favourites of microscope photographers.
How RADIOLARIAN is used
A zoology and geology term; also usable as an adjective.
- Under the microscope, a radiolarian looks like tiny glass lace.
- Deposits of radiolarian skeletons form a type of rock.
- Each radiolarian builds its own intricate shell.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RADIOLARIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RADIOLARIAN
1 longer words begin with RADIOLARIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in RADIOLARIAN
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Common questions about RADIOLARIAN
- Is RADIOLARIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RADIOLARIAN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RADIOLARIAN worth?
- RADIOLARIAN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RADIOLARIAN mean?
- A tiny single-celled sea creature with a delicate, spiny skeleton made of silica.
- What letters can be added to RADIOLARIAN?
- RADIOLARIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of RADIOLARIAN:
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