SANIDINE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SANIDINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SANIDINE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SANIDINE is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SANIDINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sanidinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SANIDINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SANIDINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SANIDINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SANIDINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A glassy, high-temperature form of potassium feldspar found in volcanic rock.
Geologists look for sanidine in lava and ash because it forms when molten rock cools quickly. Its clear, glassy crystals are also useful for dating volcanic eruptions.
How SANIDINE is used
A mineralogy term, rarely used outside geology.
- The rhyolite contained crystals of sanidine.
- Sanidine from the ash layer was used to date the eruption.
- The glassy sanidine sparkled in the thin section.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SANIDINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SANIDINE
1 longer words begin with SANIDINE.
Shorter words from the letters in SANIDINE
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Common questions about SANIDINE
- Is SANIDINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SANIDINE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SANIDINE worth?
- SANIDINE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SANIDINE mean?
- A glassy, high-temperature form of potassium feldspar found in volcanic rock.
- What letters can be added to SANIDINE?
- SANIDINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SANIDINE:
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