ULTRAMAFIC is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ULTRAMAFIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ULTRAMAFIC?
| 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 ULTRAMAFIC is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ULTRAMAFIC
No single letter turns ULTRAMAFIC into another word.
How ULTRAMAFIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ULTRAMAFIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ULTRAMAFIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ULTRAMAFIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Of an igneous rock, made up almost entirely of dark minerals rich in magnesium and iron.
Ultramafic rocks such as peridotite come from deep in the earth mantle and are very low in silica. Geologists find them where the crust has been pushed up or torn open. The term sits beyond mafic, which describes rocks that are dark but less extreme.
How ULTRAMAFIC is used
A geology term used when describing rock composition.
- Peridotite is a classic ultramafic rock.
- The ridge is formed of ultramafic material from the mantle.
- An ultramafic body was mapped beneath the hills.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ULTRAMAFIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ULTRAMAFIC
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Common questions about ULTRAMAFIC
- Is ULTRAMAFIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ULTRAMAFIC, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ULTRAMAFIC worth?
- ULTRAMAFIC is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ULTRAMAFIC mean?
- Of an igneous rock, made up almost entirely of dark minerals rich in magnesium and iron.
- What letters can be added to ULTRAMAFIC?
- No single letter can be added to ULTRAMAFIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ULTRAMAFIC:
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