TEPA is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. TEPA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TEPA?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TEPA is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TEPA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TEPA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TEPA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about TEPA
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TEPA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalchemistry
A synthetic organophosphorus compound once used to sterilize insects and, in the past, in cancer treatment.
Chemists made tepa to sterilize male insects for pest control programmes. Doctors once tried tepa as a palliative drug in certain cancers before safer treatments replaced it.
How TEPA is used
Technical; appears in chemistry and pest-control literature rather than everyday speech.
- The laboratory produced tepa to sterilize the fruit flies before release.
- Older medical records mention tepa as an experimental cancer treatment.
- Tepa was sprayed on stored grain to keep insects from breeding.
- Researchers studied how tepa affected the reproductive cells of moths.
- The textile plant once used tepa to make fabric resistant to flame and insects.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TEPA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TEPA
The 4 tiles of TEPA in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with TEPA
5 longer words begin with TEPA.
Words ending in TEPA
2 words end in TEPA. Useful as a back hook: play TEPA onto a word already on the board.
Words with TEPA inside
14 words contain TEPA in the middle. Words that start with TEPA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TEPA
Common questions about TEPA
- Is TEPA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TEPA, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TEPA worth?
- TEPA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TEPA mean?
- A synthetic organophosphorus compound once used to sterilize insects and, in the past, in cancer treatment.
- What letters can be added to TEPA?
- TEPA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TEPA:
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