SPODUMENE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SPODUMENE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPODUMENE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPODUMENE is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPODUMENE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spodumenesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPODUMENE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SPODUMENE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPODUMENE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SPODUMENE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A greyish-white to green or lilac pyroxene mineral of aluminium and lithium.
Spodumene is mined mainly because it is a major ore of lithium for batteries. Clear pink and green crystals are cut as the gems kunzite and hiddenite.
How SPODUMENE is used
Spodumene is a mineralogy and mining term.
- The mine extracts spodumene for lithium production.
- A large spodumene crystal sat in the museum case.
- Granite pegmatites often contain spodumene.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPODUMENE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPODUMENE
1 longer words begin with SPODUMENE.
Shorter words from the letters in SPODUMENE
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Common questions about SPODUMENE
- Is SPODUMENE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPODUMENE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPODUMENE worth?
- SPODUMENE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPODUMENE mean?
- A greyish-white to green or lilac pyroxene mineral of aluminium and lithium.
- What letters can be added to SPODUMENE?
- SPODUMENE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SPODUMENE:
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