SULFID is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SULFID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SULFID?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SULFID is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SULFID
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SULFID scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SULFID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 258,692.
What does SULFID mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A compound in which sulfur is joined to a metal or another element, with no oxygen present.
Sulfid is a simplified American spelling used in some chemistry texts for the compound usually written sulfide. Many ores are sulfids, including galena, pyrite and cinnabar, and they are an important source of metals such as lead, iron and mercury. Hydrogen sulfid is the gas that smells like rotten eggs.
How SULFID is used
Technical; the longer form sulfide is far commoner in modern chemistry.
- The ore was mostly iron sulfid.
- A lead sulfid crystal was cut for the display.
- The lab tested the water for any trace of sulfid.
- Pyrite is a sulfid that people often call fool's gold.
- Every sulfid in the sample was heated and weighed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SULFID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SULFID
The 6 tiles of SULFID in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SULFID
3 longer words begin with SULFID.
Shorter words from the letters in SULFID
Common questions about SULFID
- Is SULFID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SULFID, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SULFID worth?
- SULFID is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SULFID mean?
- A compound in which sulfur is joined to a metal or another element, with no oxygen present.
- What letters can be added to SULFID?
- SULFID takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SULFID:
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