SELENOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SELENOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SELENOUS?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SELENOUS is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SELENOUS
No single letter turns SELENOUS into another word.
How SELENOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SELENOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SELENOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SELENOUS
- SELENOUS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SELENOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
chemistry
Relating to selenium in its lower valency, as in selenous acid.
Selenous marks compounds in which selenium has a lower oxidation state than in the selenic compounds. The term selenous is mostly found in older chemistry texts, where selenous acid is a standard example.
How SELENOUS is used
Selenous is a technical adjective used in chemistry.
- Selenous acid forms colourless crystals.
- The textbook described a selenous compound of the element.
- He distinguished selenous salts from selenic ones.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SELENOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SELENOUS
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Common questions about SELENOUS
- Is SELENOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SELENOUS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SELENOUS worth?
- SELENOUS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SELENOUS mean?
- Relating to selenium in its lower valency, as in selenous acid.
- What letters can be added to SELENOUS?
- No single letter can be added to SELENOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SELENOUS:
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