XENOTIME is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. XENOTIME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept XENOTIME?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful XENOTIME is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for XENOTIME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
xenotimesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How XENOTIME scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in XENOTIME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| x | 1 | 1 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so XENOTIME has to be built on the board across turns.
What does XENOTIME mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A yellow-brown mineral made of yttrium phosphate, found in certain igneous rocks.
Geologists value xenotime because it contains rare earth elements and also traces of uranium that help date rocks. Its small four-sided crystals can resemble zircon.
How XENOTIME is used
Found in mineralogy and geology; a specialist term.
- The sample of granite held tiny grains of xenotime.
- Xenotime is mined as a source of yttrium.
- She identified the xenotime under the microscope.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of XENOTIME and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with XENOTIME
1 longer words begin with XENOTIME.
Shorter words from the letters in XENOTIME
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Common questions about XENOTIME
- Is XENOTIME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts XENOTIME, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is XENOTIME worth?
- XENOTIME is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does XENOTIME mean?
- A yellow-brown mineral made of yttrium phosphate, found in certain igneous rocks.
- What letters can be added to XENOTIME?
- XENOTIME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of XENOTIME:
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