SULFUR is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SULFUR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SULFUR?
| 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 SULFUR is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SULFUR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SULFUR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SULFUR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,035 thousand.
What does SULFUR mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A pale yellow non-metallic chemical element that burns with a blue flame and gives off a sharp, choking smell.
Sulfur is the spelling used in American English and in modern scientific writing, while British usage long preferred sulphur. The element occurs in volcanic regions and in coal, and it is used to make sulfuric acid, matches, gunpowder and rubber for tyres. Its smell is the one people link with rotten eggs, though that odour actually comes from compounds of sulfur rather than the pure element.
How SULFUR is used
Technical term; the common spelling in American English and in science.
- Yellow crystals of sulfur lined the vent of the volcano.
- The smell of sulfur drifted from the hot spring.
- Sulfur is burned to make sulfuric acid.
- Early matches were tipped with sulfur and phosphorus.
- Farmers once dusted vines with sulfur to stop mildew.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SULFUR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SULFUR
Showing 24 of 38 words that begin with SULFUR.
Shorter words from the letters in SULFUR
Common questions about SULFUR
- Is SULFUR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SULFUR, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SULFUR worth?
- SULFUR is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SULFUR mean?
- A pale yellow non-metallic chemical element that burns with a blue flame and gives off a sharp, choking smell.
- What letters can be added to SULFUR?
- SULFUR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SULFUR:
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