TENTPOLE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TENTPOLE 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 TENTPOLE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TENTPOLE 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 TENTPOLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tentpolesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TENTPOLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TENTPOLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TENTPOLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TENTPOLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A pole that holds up a tent, or a big-budget film expected to earn enough to support a studio's other releases.
The film sense borrows the image: just as one pole props up the whole canvas, a blockbuster props up the year's slate. Reviewers and trade writers use tentpole about summer hits and franchise sequels.
How TENTPOLE is used
Tentpole is used for camping gear and, more often now, in film business talk.
- He drove the tentpole into the soft ground.
- The studio hopes its tentpole will carry the whole summer.
- A broken tentpole left one side of the canvas sagging.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TENTPOLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TENTPOLE
1 longer words begin with TENTPOLE.
Shorter words from the letters in TENTPOLE
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Common questions about TENTPOLE
- Is TENTPOLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TENTPOLE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TENTPOLE worth?
- TENTPOLE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TENTPOLE mean?
- A pole that holds up a tent, or a big-budget film expected to earn enough to support a studio's other releases.
- What letters can be added to TENTPOLE?
- TENTPOLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TENTPOLE:
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