SCOLECITE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SCOLECITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCOLECITE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCOLECITE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCOLECITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
scolecitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCOLECITE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SCOLECITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCOLECITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SCOLECITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A white zeolite mineral, a hydrous calcium aluminium silicate, found in needle-like crystals.
Scolecite often forms in delicate radiating sprays in cavities of volcanic rock. It is collected for its fibrous, silky look. Its name comes from a Greek word for worm, because heat makes it curl.
How SCOLECITE is used
Used by mineralogists and collectors, usually in lists of zeolite minerals.
- A spray of scolecite glittered in the basalt cavity.
- The museum owns fine scolecite from India.
- Scolecite crystals are slender and nearly white.
- He labelled the specimen scolecite after testing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCOLECITE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SCOLECITE
1 longer words begin with SCOLECITE.
Shorter words from the letters in SCOLECITE
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Common questions about SCOLECITE
- Is SCOLECITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCOLECITE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCOLECITE worth?
- SCOLECITE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCOLECITE mean?
- A white zeolite mineral, a hydrous calcium aluminium silicate, found in needle-like crystals.
- What letters can be added to SCOLECITE?
- SCOLECITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SCOLECITE:
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