TRAVEL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TRAVEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRAVEL?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRAVEL is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRAVEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
travelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRAVEL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TRAVEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What does TRAVEL mean in Scrabble?
verb
To go from one place to another, usually over a considerable distance.
People travel for work, for pleasure or to visit family, and the word covers journeys by any means, from walking to flying. It can also describe things that move, so light is said to travel faster than sound and news to travel quickly. The noun form, usually plural, names the journeys themselves, as in a writer's travels abroad.
How TRAVEL is used
Very common in everyday speech and writing; as a verb it often takes a preposition such as to, by or through.
- They travel to the coast every summer.
- News can travel around the world in seconds.
- She likes to travel light, with only a small bag.
- Sound does not travel through empty space.
- We plan to travel by train rather than by car.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRAVEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TRAVEL
The 6 tiles of TRAVEL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TRAVEL
17 longer words begin with TRAVEL.
Shorter words from the letters in TRAVEL
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Common questions about TRAVEL
- Is TRAVEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRAVEL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRAVEL worth?
- TRAVEL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRAVEL mean?
- To go from one place to another, usually over a considerable distance.
- What letters can be added to TRAVEL?
- TRAVEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TRAVEL:
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