URAO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 4 points
It depends on the list you play by. URAO is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 4 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept URAO?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful URAO is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for URAO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
uraosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How URAO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in URAO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,269.
What does URAO mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A natural mineral consisting of hydrous sodium carbonate, also known as trona.
Urao forms as a crust or deposit around certain salt lakes and springs, especially in dry regions, and has long been gathered as a source of soda for glassmaking and other industry. It is the same mineral more commonly known today as trona.
How URAO is used
A specialist mineralogical term, met mainly in geology and chemistry; ultimately from Spanish.
- Urao was collected from the lake bed and dried in the sun.
- The chemist identified the crystals as urao, a natural sodium carbonate.
- Traders once carried urao across the desert to sell as soda.
- Deposits of urao form where the shallow lake evaporates each season.
- The mineral guide listed urao under its modern name, trona.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of URAO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with URAO
1 longer words begin with URAO.
Shorter words from the letters in URAO
Common questions about URAO
- Is URAO valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and URAO is not in it.
- How many points is URAO worth?
- URAO is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does URAO mean?
- A natural mineral consisting of hydrous sodium carbonate, also known as trona.
- What letters can be added to URAO?
- URAO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of URAO:
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