SEATRAIN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SEATRAIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEATRAIN?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEATRAIN is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEATRAIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
seatrainsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SEATRAIN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SEATRAIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SEATRAIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SEATRAIN
- The same 8 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SEATRAIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A ship built to carry loaded railway cars across water.
A seatrain lets whole freight wagons cross a strait or gulf without unloading them. The seatrain was a practical answer where no bridge or tunnel existed.
How SEATRAIN is used
Seatrain is a transport term found in older shipping and railway writing.
- The seatrain carried fifty freight cars across the gulf.
- Dockers loaded the wagons directly onto the seatrain.
- A seatrain once linked the island to the mainland railway.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEATRAIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SEATRAIN
The 8 tiles of SEATRAIN in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with SEATRAIN
1 longer words begin with SEATRAIN.
Shorter words from the letters in SEATRAIN
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Common questions about SEATRAIN
- Is SEATRAIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEATRAIN, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEATRAIN worth?
- SEATRAIN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEATRAIN mean?
- A ship built to carry loaded railway cars across water.
- What letters can be added to SEATRAIN?
- SEATRAIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SEATRAIN:
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