SMECTITE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SMECTITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SMECTITE?
| 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 SMECTITE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SMECTITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
smectitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SMECTITE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SMECTITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SMECTITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SMECTITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
Any of a family of clay minerals that swell when they take up water, including bentonite.
Geologists and soil scientists classify these soft, layered silicates together because of their strong power to absorb water and hold ions. Engineers value smectite in drilling muds and as a sealing layer in landfills.
How SMECTITE is used
A specialist term used in geology, soil science and materials engineering.
- The core sample contained a band of smectite.
- Smectite swells and seals the trench when it gets wet.
- Researchers measured how much water the smectite could hold.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SMECTITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SMECTITE
1 longer words begin with SMECTITE.
Shorter words from the letters in SMECTITE
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Common questions about SMECTITE
- Is SMECTITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SMECTITE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SMECTITE worth?
- SMECTITE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SMECTITE mean?
- Any of a family of clay minerals that swell when they take up water, including bentonite.
- What letters can be added to SMECTITE?
- SMECTITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SMECTITE:
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