SELENIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SELENIDE 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 SELENIDE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SELENIDE is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SELENIDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
selenidesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SELENIDE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SELENIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SELENIDE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SELENIDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A chemical compound in which selenium is combined with a more electropositive element or a radical.
A selenide forms when selenium takes the place that oxygen or sulphur would occupy in a related compound. Cadmium selenide, for instance, is used in semiconductors and glowing quantum dots.
How SELENIDE is used
A chemistry term, found in lab and materials-science writing.
- Zinc selenide is used to make infrared lenses.
- The chemist prepared a lead selenide sample.
- A selenide often has a strong odour when it breaks down.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SELENIDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SELENIDE
1 longer words begin with SELENIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in SELENIDE
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Common questions about SELENIDE
- Is SELENIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SELENIDE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SELENIDE worth?
- SELENIDE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SELENIDE mean?
- A chemical compound in which selenium is combined with a more electropositive element or a radical.
- What letters can be added to SELENIDE?
- SELENIDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SELENIDE:
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