THULIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. THULIUM 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 THULIUM?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THULIUM is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THULIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
thuliumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THULIUM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in THULIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What does THULIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A soft, silvery metal element of the rare earth group with atomic number 69.
Thulium is one of the scarcest of the rare earths and is costly to produce. One of its isotopes emits X-rays and has been used in small portable scanners. Its symbol is Tm.
How THULIUM is used
Used in chemistry and materials science.
- A pinch of thulium costs far more than the same weight of silver.
- The portable scanner uses a source made from thulium.
- Thulium is found in tiny amounts in rare earth ores.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THULIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THULIUM
1 longer words begin with THULIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in THULIUM
Common questions about THULIUM
- Is THULIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THULIUM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THULIUM worth?
- THULIUM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THULIUM mean?
- A soft, silvery metal element of the rare earth group with atomic number 69.
- What letters can be added to THULIUM?
- THULIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of THULIUM:
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