SELENIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SELENIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SELENIUM?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SELENIUM is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SELENIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
seleniumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SELENIUM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SELENIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SELENIUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SELENIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A grey non-metallic chemical element, number 34, valued for its light-sensitive and semiconducting properties.
Selenium is named after the Greek word for the moon. It is toxic in large amounts yet needed in tiny amounts by the body, and it was important in early photocells and photocopiers.
How SELENIUM is used
Selenium is a standard term in chemistry, nutrition, and electronics.
- Brazil nuts are a rich source of selenium.
- Early photocopiers used a drum coated with selenium.
- The soil was low in selenium.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SELENIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SELENIUM
The 8 tiles of SELENIUM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SELENIUM
1 longer words begin with SELENIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in SELENIUM
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Common questions about SELENIUM
- Is SELENIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SELENIUM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SELENIUM worth?
- SELENIUM is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SELENIUM mean?
- A grey non-metallic chemical element, number 34, valued for its light-sensitive and semiconducting properties.
- What letters can be added to SELENIUM?
- SELENIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SELENIUM:
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