SULPHUR is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SULPHUR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SULPHUR?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SULPHUR is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SULPHUR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SULPHUR scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SULPHUR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,948 thousand.
What does SULPHUR mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A yellow non-metallic chemical element that burns easily and is found near volcanoes.
Sulphur is the British spelling of the element with atomic number 16, which is written sulfur in American usage. It was long linked with the smell of matches, gunpowder and hellfire.
How SULPHUR is used
Sulphur is the usual spelling in British writing, in chemistry and in everyday speech.
- The air near the spring smelled strongly of sulphur.
- Yellow crystals of sulphur lined the volcanic vent.
- Sulphur is used in making gunpowder and matches.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SULPHUR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SULPHUR
The 7 tiles of SULPHUR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SULPHUR
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Shorter words from the letters in SULPHUR
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Common questions about SULPHUR
- Is SULPHUR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SULPHUR, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SULPHUR worth?
- SULPHUR is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SULPHUR mean?
- A yellow non-metallic chemical element that burns easily and is found near volcanoes.
- What letters can be added to SULPHUR?
- SULPHUR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SULPHUR:
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