SIDERITE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SIDERITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SIDERITE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SIDERITE is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIDERITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sideritesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SIDERITE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SIDERITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SIDERITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SIDERITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A pale yellow to brown mineral made of iron carbonate, mined as an iron ore.
Siderite forms in veins and in sedimentary ironstone, often as rhombohedral crystals. Miners have long valued siderite because it yields good iron with little waste.
How SIDERITE is used
A mineralogy and mining term; the word can also name a type of iron meteorite.
- The vein was rich in siderite.
- A brown crystal of siderite sat on the museum shelf.
- Smelters once relied on siderite for local iron.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIDERITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SIDERITE
1 longer words begin with SIDERITE.
Shorter words from the letters in SIDERITE
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Common questions about SIDERITE
- Is SIDERITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIDERITE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIDERITE worth?
- SIDERITE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIDERITE mean?
- A pale yellow to brown mineral made of iron carbonate, mined as an iron ore.
- What letters can be added to SIDERITE?
- SIDERITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SIDERITE:
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