YTTERBIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. YTTERBIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YTTERBIUM?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YTTERBIUM is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YTTERBIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ytterbiumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YTTERBIUM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in YTTERBIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so YTTERBIUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does YTTERBIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A soft, silvery metallic element of atomic number 70, belonging to the rare earths.
The name comes from Ytterby, a Swedish village where several rare earth minerals were found. Ytterbium is a favourite of Scrabble players because it starts with the awkward letter Y.
How YTTERBIUM is used
Ytterbium appears in chemistry and materials science, usually next to yttrium and the other lanthanides.
- Ytterbium is one of the lanthanide elements.
- The laser used a crystal doped with ytterbium.
- A sample of ytterbium tarnishes slowly in air.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YTTERBIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with YTTERBIUM
1 longer words begin with YTTERBIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in YTTERBIUM
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Common questions about YTTERBIUM
- Is YTTERBIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YTTERBIUM, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YTTERBIUM worth?
- YTTERBIUM is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YTTERBIUM mean?
- A soft, silvery metallic element of atomic number 70, belonging to the rare earths.
- What letters can be added to YTTERBIUM?
- YTTERBIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of YTTERBIUM:
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