SILICON is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SILICON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SILICON?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SILICON is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SILICON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SILICON scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SILICON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 289,489.
What does SILICON mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A hard, brittle non-metal element with atomic number 14, widely used in electronics.
Silicon is one of the most abundant elements in the Earth crust, found in sand and rock. Pure crystals of silicon are cut into wafers to make the chips inside computers and solar panels. It should not be mixed up with silicone, the rubbery plastic.
How SILICON is used
Silicon is a chemistry and technology term, and a base for many industry names.
- Most computer chips are made from silicon.
- Sand is largely silicon combined with oxygen.
- The factory grows silicon crystals in clean rooms.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SILICON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SILICON
5 longer words begin with SILICON.
Shorter words from the letters in SILICON
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Common questions about SILICON
- Is SILICON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SILICON, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SILICON worth?
- SILICON is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SILICON mean?
- A hard, brittle non-metal element with atomic number 14, widely used in electronics.
- What letters can be added to SILICON?
- SILICON takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SILICON:
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