SCHORL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SCHORL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCHORL?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCHORL is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCHORL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
schorlsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCHORL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SCHORL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 388,038.
What stands out about SCHORL
- SCHORL gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SCHORL mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The common black variety of the mineral tourmaline, rich in iron.
Schorl is the most abundant kind of tourmaline and makes up a large share of all the tourmaline found on Earth. It forms long, striated, glassy black crystals, often in granite and in pegmatite veins. The word is German in origin and appears in mineral collecting; the spelling shorl is a recorded variant. Gem-quality colours of tourmaline are different varieties, so schorl is valued by collectors rather than jewellers.
How SCHORL is used
Specialist term of mineralogy; not part of everyday vocabulary.
- Slim crystals of schorl ran through the white quartz.
- The museum drawer held a dark specimen of schorl from Cornwall.
- Granite near the coast is often speckled with schorl.
- He identified the black needles as schorl rather than hornblende.
- Under the lens, the schorl showed fine lengthwise grooves.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCHORL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SCHORL
4 longer words begin with SCHORL.
Shorter words from the letters in SCHORL
Common questions about SCHORL
- Is SCHORL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCHORL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCHORL worth?
- SCHORL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCHORL mean?
- The common black variety of the mineral tourmaline, rich in iron.
- What letters can be added to SCHORL?
- SCHORL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SCHORL:
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