WOLLASTONITE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. WOLLASTONITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WOLLASTONITE?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WOLLASTONITE is to know. It scores 15 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WOLLASTONITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wollastonitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WOLLASTONITE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in WOLLASTONITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WOLLASTONITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WOLLASTONITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A white or greyish calcium silicate mineral found in metamorphosed limestone.
Wollastonite forms fibrous or tabular masses and is mined for industrial use, for instance in ceramics and as a source of rock wool. The mineral is named after the English chemist William Wollaston.
How WOLLASTONITE is used
Wollastonite is a mineralogical term, also used in ceramics and materials industries.
- The geologist identified the pale fibres as wollastonite.
- Wollastonite is often added to ceramic tiles to reduce shrinkage.
- Wollastonite forms where limestone is heated by nearby molten rock.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WOLLASTONITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WOLLASTONITE
1 longer words begin with WOLLASTONITE.
Shorter words from the letters in WOLLASTONITE
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Common questions about WOLLASTONITE
- Is WOLLASTONITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WOLLASTONITE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WOLLASTONITE worth?
- WOLLASTONITE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WOLLASTONITE mean?
- A white or greyish calcium silicate mineral found in metamorphosed limestone.
- What letters can be added to WOLLASTONITE?
- WOLLASTONITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of WOLLASTONITE:
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