WULFENITE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. WULFENITE 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 WULFENITE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WULFENITE is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WULFENITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wulfenitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WULFENITE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in WULFENITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WULFENITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WULFENITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A bright orange, yellow or red mineral consisting of lead molybdate, usually in thin tabular crystals.
Collectors love wulfenite for its vivid colour, and good specimens are among the showpieces of mineral shows. It forms where lead deposits weather and is a minor source of molybdenum.
How WULFENITE is used
A mineralogy term used by geologists and collectors.
- The wulfenite crystals glowed orange under the lamp.
- He paid a high price for a fine wulfenite specimen.
- Wulfenite often grows in the upper zones of lead mines.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WULFENITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WULFENITE
1 longer words begin with WULFENITE.
Shorter words from the letters in WULFENITE
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Common questions about WULFENITE
- Is WULFENITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WULFENITE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WULFENITE worth?
- WULFENITE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WULFENITE mean?
- A bright orange, yellow or red mineral consisting of lead molybdate, usually in thin tabular crystals.
- What letters can be added to WULFENITE?
- WULFENITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WULFENITE:
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