TELLURIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. TELLURIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TELLURIUM?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TELLURIUM is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TELLURIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
telluriumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TELLURIUM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TELLURIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TELLURIUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TELLURIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A rare, brittle, silvery-white element, number 52, that resembles selenium.
Tellurium turns up in small amounts in metal ores and is used in solar panels and some alloys. It sits next to selenium in the periodic table and shares some of its properties.
How TELLURIUM is used
A chemistry and industry word, where tellurium appears in the names of compounds and alloys.
- Solar panels sometimes contain tellurium.
- The chemist weighed a sample of tellurium.
- Tellurium is far rarer than gold in the crust.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TELLURIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TELLURIUM
1 longer words begin with TELLURIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in TELLURIUM
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Common questions about TELLURIUM
- Is TELLURIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TELLURIUM, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TELLURIUM worth?
- TELLURIUM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TELLURIUM mean?
- A rare, brittle, silvery-white element, number 52, that resembles selenium.
- What letters can be added to TELLURIUM?
- TELLURIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TELLURIUM:
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