WITHERITE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. WITHERITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WITHERITE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WITHERITE is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WITHERITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
witheritesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WITHERITE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in WITHERITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WITHERITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WITHERITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A rare white or greyish mineral made of barium carbonate, often found with lead ores.
Collectors prize witherite for its heavy, glassy crystals. It was named after the physician William Withering and has served as a source of barium.
How WITHERITE is used
A mineralogical term used in geology and mineral collecting.
- The museum displayed a cluster of white witherite crystals.
- Witherite is unusually heavy for a pale mineral.
- They found witherite in a disused lead mine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WITHERITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WITHERITE
1 longer words begin with WITHERITE.
Shorter words from the letters in WITHERITE
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Common questions about WITHERITE
- Is WITHERITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WITHERITE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WITHERITE worth?
- WITHERITE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WITHERITE mean?
- A rare white or greyish mineral made of barium carbonate, often found with lead ores.
- What letters can be added to WITHERITE?
- WITHERITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WITHERITE:
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