TECTUM is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TECTUM 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 TECTUM?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TECTUM is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TECTUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tectumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TECTUM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TECTUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 413,907.
What does TECTUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A roof-like part of the body, especially the upper part of the midbrain.
In anatomy the tectum is the dorsal region of the midbrain, a structure that takes its name from the Latin word for roof. It handles the first stages of processing for sight and sound, and it helps turn the head and eyes toward a sudden movement. In many fish and amphibians it is a large and important part of the brain.
How TECTUM is used
A specialist term of anatomy and neuroscience; the plural is tecta.
- The tectum guides the eyes toward a flash of light.
- Researchers mapped the optic tectum of the zebrafish.
- Damage to the tectum can disturb how a person tracks moving objects.
- The textbook shows the tectum above the cerebral aqueduct.
- In birds, the tectum is large because sight matters so much to them.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TECTUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TECTUM
1 longer words begin with TECTUM.
Shorter words from the letters in TECTUM
Common questions about TECTUM
- Is TECTUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TECTUM, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TECTUM worth?
- TECTUM is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TECTUM mean?
- A roof-like part of the body, especially the upper part of the midbrain.
- What letters can be added to TECTUM?
- TECTUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TECTUM:
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