SPLENIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SPLENIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPLENIUM?
| 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 SPLENIUM is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPLENIUM
Front hooks — 1
aspleniumBack hooks — 1
spleniumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPLENIUM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SPLENIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPLENIUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPLENIUM
- All 8 letters of SPLENIUM are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SPLENIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The thick rear end of the corpus callosum, the band of nerve fibres joining the two halves of the brain.
The splenium carries signals between the visual areas of the two hemispheres. Scans of the splenium help neurologists spot damage after injury or in certain diseases.
How SPLENIUM is used
An anatomical term used in neurology and brain imaging.
- The scan showed a lesion in the splenium.
- Fibres crossing the splenium link the visual cortices.
- Surgeons took care to avoid the splenium.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPLENIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPLENIUM
1 longer words begin with SPLENIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in SPLENIUM
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Common questions about SPLENIUM
- Is SPLENIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPLENIUM, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPLENIUM worth?
- SPLENIUM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPLENIUM mean?
- The thick rear end of the corpus callosum, the band of nerve fibres joining the two halves of the brain.
- What letters can be added to SPLENIUM?
- SPLENIUM takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SPLENIUM:
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