SARDIUS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SARDIUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SARDIUS?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SARDIUS is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SARDIUS
No single letter turns SARDIUS into another word.
How SARDIUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SARDIUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 343,098.
What stands out about SARDIUS
- SARDIUS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SARDIUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A reddish precious stone, probably carnelian, named in the Bible.
The sardius was one of the stones set in the breastplate of the high priest in Exodus. Scholars have long debated whether it was ruby or a deep orange-red chalcedony.
How SARDIUS is used
The word sardius appears in older translations of scripture and in writing on gems.
- The first stone in the row was a sardius.
- A sardius glowed red in the old ring.
- The translators rendered the Hebrew name as sardius.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SARDIUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SARDIUS
1 longer words begin with SARDIUS.
Shorter words from the letters in SARDIUS
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Common questions about SARDIUS
- Is SARDIUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SARDIUS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SARDIUS worth?
- SARDIUS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SARDIUS mean?
- A reddish precious stone, probably carnelian, named in the Bible.
- What letters can be added to SARDIUS?
- No single letter can be added to SARDIUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SARDIUS:
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