TUNGSTEN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TUNGSTEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TUNGSTEN?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TUNGSTEN is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TUNGSTEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tungstensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TUNGSTEN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TUNGSTEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TUNGSTEN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TUNGSTEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A hard, heavy, grey-white metallic element with a very high melting point, used for light-bulb filaments and in hard alloys.
Tungsten has the atomic number 74 and holds up under extreme heat, which is why it suits electric filaments. It is extracted from minerals such as scheelite.
How TUNGSTEN is used
Tungsten is used in science, industry and everyday talk of old-style light bulbs.
- The filament in the bulb is made of tungsten.
- Tungsten has one of the highest melting points of any metal.
- The drill bit was tipped with tungsten for extra hardness.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TUNGSTEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TUNGSTEN
1 longer words begin with TUNGSTEN.
Shorter words from the letters in TUNGSTEN
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Common questions about TUNGSTEN
- Is TUNGSTEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TUNGSTEN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TUNGSTEN worth?
- TUNGSTEN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TUNGSTEN mean?
- A hard, heavy, grey-white metallic element with a very high melting point, used for light-bulb filaments and in hard alloys.
- What letters can be added to TUNGSTEN?
- TUNGSTEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TUNGSTEN:
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