URANIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. URANIUM 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 URANIUM?
| 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 URANIUM is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for URANIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
uraniumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How URANIUM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in URANIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 457,463.
What does URANIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A heavy, silvery-white radioactive metal with atomic number 92, used as fuel in nuclear reactors.
Uranium is mined as ore and must be enriched before most reactors can use it. Its long-lived isotopes also give it a place in dating rocks and in the history of the atomic bomb.
How URANIUM is used
It is used in science, energy and politics, usually as an uncountable noun.
- The mine produces uranium for power stations.
- Natural uranium contains very little of the fissile isotope.
- Depleted uranium is also dense enough for armour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of URANIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with URANIUM
1 longer words begin with URANIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in URANIUM
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Common questions about URANIUM
- Is URANIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts URANIUM, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is URANIUM worth?
- URANIUM is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does URANIUM mean?
- A heavy, silvery-white radioactive metal with atomic number 92, used as fuel in nuclear reactors.
- What letters can be added to URANIUM?
- URANIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of URANIUM:
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