SAMARIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SAMARIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAMARIUM?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAMARIUM is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAMARIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
samariumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAMARIUM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SAMARIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SAMARIUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SAMARIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A silvery rare-earth metal with atomic number 62.
Samarium is mined from minerals such as monazite and is used in strong permanent magnets and in nuclear reactor control materials. It has the symbol Sm and belongs to the lanthanide series.
How SAMARIUM is used
Used in chemistry and materials science for the element.
- Samarium magnets keep their strength at high temperatures.
- The ore is a source of samarium and other rare earths.
- Samarium appears in the periodic table between promethium and europium.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAMARIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SAMARIUM
1 longer words begin with SAMARIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in SAMARIUM
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Common questions about SAMARIUM
- Is SAMARIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAMARIUM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAMARIUM worth?
- SAMARIUM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAMARIUM mean?
- A silvery rare-earth metal with atomic number 62.
- What letters can be added to SAMARIUM?
- SAMARIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SAMARIUM:
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