TEDIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TEDIUM 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 TEDIUM?
| 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 TEDIUM is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TEDIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tediumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TEDIUM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TEDIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does TEDIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
The dull, tiring feeling that comes from something long, repetitive or lacking interest.
Tedium is what a person feels when a task drags on without any variety, such as copying figures for hours or waiting in a slow line. It is felt more as a weight on the mind than as sharp boredom. The word comes from the Latin taedium, meaning weariness or disgust.
How TEDIUM is used
Common in written English, often in phrases such as the tedium of routine work.
- The tedium of filling in forms made the afternoon seem endless.
- He broke up the tedium of the long drive with a song.
- Nothing relieved the tedium of the winter at the remote station.
- She bore the tedium of the lecture by doodling in her notebook.
- Years of tedium had worn down his enthusiasm for the job.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TEDIUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TEDIUM
1 longer words begin with TEDIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in TEDIUM
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Common questions about TEDIUM
- Is TEDIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TEDIUM, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TEDIUM worth?
- TEDIUM is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TEDIUM mean?
- The dull, tiring feeling that comes from something long, repetitive or lacking interest.
- What letters can be added to TEDIUM?
- TEDIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TEDIUM:
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