TANTALUM is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TANTALUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TANTALUM?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TANTALUM is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TANTALUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tantalumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TANTALUM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TANTALUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TANTALUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TANTALUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistrytechnical
A hard grey metallic element, number 73, that resists acid and is used in electronics and surgical implants.
Capacitors in phones often depend on tantalum because it holds charge in a tiny space. Its resistance to body fluids also suits it for medical parts.
How TANTALUM is used
Tantalum has the chemical symbol Ta.
- The capacitor is made of tantalum.
- Tantalum resists attack by most acids.
- Surgeons use tantalum plates to repair skulls.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TANTALUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TANTALUM
1 longer words begin with TANTALUM.
Shorter words from the letters in TANTALUM
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Common questions about TANTALUM
- Is TANTALUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TANTALUM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TANTALUM worth?
- TANTALUM is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TANTALUM mean?
- A hard grey metallic element, number 73, that resists acid and is used in electronics and surgical implants.
- What letters can be added to TANTALUM?
- TANTALUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TANTALUM:
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