TENDRIL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TENDRIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TENDRIL?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TENDRIL is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TENDRIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tendrilsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TENDRIL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TENDRIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 42,887.
What does TENDRIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A thin coiling shoot by which a climbing plant clings to a support.
Peas, grapes and cucumbers grip fences and canes with tendrils that wind tightly once they touch something. By comparison the word is also used for any slender curl, such as a lock of hair or a wisp of smoke.
How TENDRIL is used
Common in gardening and descriptive prose, literal and figurative.
- A tendril of the vine had wrapped itself around the gate.
- Her hair escaped in a loose tendril at the nape of her neck.
- Tendril after tendril reached for the string.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TENDRIL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TENDRIL
The 7 tiles of TENDRIL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TENDRIL
9 longer words begin with TENDRIL.
Shorter words from the letters in TENDRIL
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Common questions about TENDRIL
- Is TENDRIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TENDRIL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TENDRIL worth?
- TENDRIL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TENDRIL mean?
- A thin coiling shoot by which a climbing plant clings to a support.
- What letters can be added to TENDRIL?
- TENDRIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TENDRIL:
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