XENOLITH is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. XENOLITH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept XENOLITH?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful XENOLITH is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for XENOLITH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
xenolithsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How XENOLITH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in XENOLITH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| x | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so XENOLITH has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about XENOLITH
- All 8 letters of XENOLITH are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does XENOLITH mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A fragment of rock that is foreign to the body of igneous rock surrounding it.
Geologists study a xenolith because it was carried up from somewhere else, perhaps deep in the crust or mantle. It shows what the rocks below look like without anyone having to drill there. The prefix means "foreign" and the ending means "stone".
How XENOLITH is used
Geological term, common in writing about volcanic rocks and the structure of the deep Earth.
- The basalt contained a xenolith of olivine-rich rock.
- Each xenolith in the lava flow records conditions deep underground.
- He sliced the xenolith thin to look at its minerals.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of XENOLITH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with XENOLITH
2 longer words begin with XENOLITH.
Shorter words from the letters in XENOLITH
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Common questions about XENOLITH
- Is XENOLITH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts XENOLITH, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is XENOLITH worth?
- XENOLITH is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does XENOLITH mean?
- A fragment of rock that is foreign to the body of igneous rock surrounding it.
- What letters can be added to XENOLITH?
- XENOLITH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of XENOLITH:
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