TECTRIX is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. TECTRIX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TECTRIX?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TECTRIX is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TECTRIX
No single letter turns TECTRIX into another word.
How TECTRIX scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TECTRIX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 823,434.
What does TECTRIX mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
One of the small covering feathers on a bird's wing or tail; a covert.
Each tectrix lies over the base of the longer flight feathers and smooths the airflow across the wing. Its plural is tectrices, a form seen mostly in ornithology books.
How TECTRIX is used
Used in ornithology, especially in descriptions of plumage.
- The tectrix of the upper wing was bright blue.
- A single tectrix had fallen from the bird's tail.
- Field guides describe the colour of each tectrix in detail.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TECTRIX and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TECTRIX
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Common questions about TECTRIX
- Is TECTRIX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TECTRIX, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TECTRIX worth?
- TECTRIX is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TECTRIX mean?
- One of the small covering feathers on a bird's wing or tail; a covert.
- What letters can be added to TECTRIX?
- No single letter can be added to TECTRIX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TECTRIX:
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