SODIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SODIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SODIUM?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SODIUM is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SODIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sodiumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SODIUM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SODIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 129,346.
What stands out about SODIUM
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SODIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A soft, silvery metallic element that reacts violently with water and is a main component of common salt.
Sodium never occurs alone in nature because it reacts so readily, so it is found locked in compounds such as salt and baking soda. Its symbol Na comes from the Latin name natrium. In everyday talk the word often stands for the salt in food, as on nutrition labels that list sodium per serving.
How SODIUM is used
Used in chemistry and in nutrition, where it usually means dietary salt content.
- A small piece of sodium fizzed and darted across the water.
- The label shows how much sodium each serving contains.
- Street lamps once glowed orange because they held sodium vapour.
- Doctors told him to cut back on sodium to help his blood pressure.
- Sodium and chlorine join to form ordinary table salt.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SODIUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SODIUM
The 6 tiles of SODIUM in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SODIUM
1 longer words begin with SODIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in SODIUM
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Common questions about SODIUM
- Is SODIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SODIUM, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SODIUM worth?
- SODIUM is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SODIUM mean?
- A soft, silvery metallic element that reacts violently with water and is a main component of common salt.
- What letters can be added to SODIUM?
- SODIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SODIUM:
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