TEETOTUM is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TEETOTUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TEETOTUM?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TEETOTUM is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TEETOTUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
teetotumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TEETOTUM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TEETOTUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 3 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TEETOTUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TEETOTUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A small spinning top with lettered or numbered sides, used in games of chance.
The teetotum was a gambling toy: you spun it with your fingers, and the face that ended up on top told you whether to win, lose or pay into the pot. It is the ancestor of the dreidel and appears in old board games.
How TEETOTUM is used
Teetotum is rare and mostly found in descriptions of old games and toys.
- The children took turns spinning the teetotum on the table.
- A brass teetotum served as the dice in the Victorian game.
- The teetotum wobbled and fell on the letter T.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TEETOTUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TEETOTUM
1 longer words begin with TEETOTUM.
Shorter words from the letters in TEETOTUM
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Common questions about TEETOTUM
- Is TEETOTUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TEETOTUM, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TEETOTUM worth?
- TEETOTUM is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TEETOTUM mean?
- A small spinning top with lettered or numbered sides, used in games of chance.
- What letters can be added to TEETOTUM?
- TEETOTUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TEETOTUM:
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