SARDONYX is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. SARDONYX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SARDONYX?
| 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 SARDONYX is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SARDONYX
No single letter turns SARDONYX into another word.
How SARDONYX scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SARDONYX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SARDONYX has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SARDONYX
- All 8 letters of SARDONYX are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SARDONYX mean in Scrabble?
noun
A banded gemstone in which layers of reddish-brown sard alternate with white chalcedony.
Sardonyx has been carved into cameos and seals since ancient times, because its contrasting layers suit relief work. It is a form of quartz, and August is its birthstone. The dark and pale bands are what set it apart from plain onyx.
How SARDONYX is used
Sardonyx is used in jewellery, mineralogy and descriptions of ancient carved gems.
- The ring was set with a polished sardonyx.
- Roman craftsmen carved portraits into sardonyx.
- Sardonyx shows red-brown and white layers in cross-section.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SARDONYX and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SARDONYX
1 longer words begin with SARDONYX.
Shorter words from the letters in SARDONYX
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Common questions about SARDONYX
- Is SARDONYX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SARDONYX, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SARDONYX worth?
- SARDONYX is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SARDONYX mean?
- A banded gemstone in which layers of reddish-brown sard alternate with white chalcedony.
- What letters can be added to SARDONYX?
- No single letter can be added to SARDONYX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SARDONYX:
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