STANNUM is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. STANNUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STANNUM?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STANNUM is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STANNUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
stannumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STANNUM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in STANNUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 617,576.
What does STANNUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The Latin name for tin, the metal whose symbol is Sn.
Stannum explains why the chemical symbol for tin looks nothing like its English name. It survives in old chemical writing and in words like stannic and stannous.
How STANNUM is used
Stannum is a Latin term seen in chemistry history and element naming.
- The symbol Sn comes from the Latin word stannum.
- Alchemists wrote stannum in their lists of metals.
- The student learned that stannum means tin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STANNUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with STANNUM
1 longer words begin with STANNUM.
Shorter words from the letters in STANNUM
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Common questions about STANNUM
- Is STANNUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STANNUM, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STANNUM worth?
- STANNUM is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STANNUM mean?
- The Latin name for tin, the metal whose symbol is Sn.
- What letters can be added to STANNUM?
- STANNUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of STANNUM:
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