TIMBAL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TIMBAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TIMBAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TIMBAL is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TIMBAL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TIMBAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TIMBAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What does TIMBAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
An old word for a kettledrum.
The timbal was a large bowl-shaped drum, played in pairs and struck with sticks, and it often accompanied trumpets in military music. Poets liked the word for its ring, so it survives mostly in verse and in historical writing about medieval and Renaissance bands. A spelling with y, tymbal, is a closely related form.
How TIMBAL is used
Archaic; found in poetry and in descriptions of old ensembles.
- The timbal boomed as the knights rode into the square.
- A single timbal marked the pace of the march.
- The old print shows a drummer seated behind a gilded timbal.
- Trumpet and timbal opened the royal procession.
- He wrote of a timbal beaten at dawn from the castle wall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TIMBAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TIMBAL
3 longer words begin with TIMBAL.
Shorter words from the letters in TIMBAL
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Common questions about TIMBAL
- Is TIMBAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TIMBAL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TIMBAL worth?
- TIMBAL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TIMBAL mean?
- An old word for a kettledrum.
- What letters can be added to TIMBAL?
- TIMBAL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TIMBAL:
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