ARCHITRAVE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. ARCHITRAVE 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 ARCHITRAVE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARCHITRAVE is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARCHITRAVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARCHITRAVE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ARCHITRAVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARCHITRAVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ARCHITRAVE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The decorative frame or moulding around a door or window; also the main beam resting on the tops of columns in classical buildings.
Decorators paint the architrave a different shade from the wall to make a doorway stand out. In a Greek temple, the architrave is the lowest band of the entablature, carrying the weight above it.
How ARCHITRAVE is used
Used in building and architecture, in British English mostly for door and window trim.
- We sanded and painted the architrave around the door.
- The carved architrave rested on tall stone columns.
- A crack ran along the architrave above the window.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARCHITRAVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ARCHITRAVE
2 longer words begin with ARCHITRAVE.
Shorter words from the letters in ARCHITRAVE
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Common questions about ARCHITRAVE
- Is ARCHITRAVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARCHITRAVE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARCHITRAVE worth?
- ARCHITRAVE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARCHITRAVE mean?
- The decorative frame or moulding around a door or window; also the main beam resting on the tops of columns in classical buildings.
- What letters can be added to ARCHITRAVE?
- ARCHITRAVE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ARCHITRAVE:
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