THOLEIITE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. THOLEIITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THOLEIITE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THOLEIITE is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THOLEIITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tholeiitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THOLEIITE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in THOLEIITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THOLEIITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about THOLEIITE
- THOLEIITE runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does THOLEIITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A common dark volcanic rock of the basalt family, rich in silica and poor in alkali metals.
Much of the ocean floor is made of tholeiite, which pours out where plates pull apart. Geologists tell it from alkali basalt by its mineral mix and its slightly higher silica content.
How THOLEIITE is used
Geology only; tholeiite is named by composition rather than by where it is found.
- The cliff was formed from layers of tholeiite.
- Samples of tholeiite were dredged from the mid-ocean ridge.
- The lab compared tholeiite with alkali basalt under the microscope.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THOLEIITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THOLEIITE
1 longer words begin with THOLEIITE.
Shorter words from the letters in THOLEIITE
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Common questions about THOLEIITE
- Is THOLEIITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THOLEIITE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THOLEIITE worth?
- THOLEIITE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THOLEIITE mean?
- A common dark volcanic rock of the basalt family, rich in silica and poor in alkali metals.
- What letters can be added to THOLEIITE?
- THOLEIITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of THOLEIITE:
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