TERAPH is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. TERAPH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TERAPH?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TERAPH is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TERAPH
No single letter turns TERAPH into another word.
How TERAPH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TERAPH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What stands out about TERAPH
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 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 TERAPH mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A small image of a household god, kept and honoured by some ancient Semitic peoples.
The teraph is known mainly from the Hebrew Bible, where such figures appear in family homes and are sometimes consulted for guidance. In one famous story, a woman takes her father's teraph with her when she leaves home. Scholars still debate how large these figures were and exactly what role they played, so the word is used with care. Teraphim is the usual plural, and teraph itself is the singular found in some translations and in older literature.
How TERAPH is used
Historical and biblical term; the plural teraphim is far more frequent than the singular.
- The teraph was hidden in the saddle bag of a camel.
- A small teraph stood in a niche of the family house.
- The commentary explains what a teraph might have looked like.
- He searched the tent for the missing teraph.
- Older translations render the word as teraph rather than idol.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TERAPH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TERAPH
The 6 tiles of TERAPH in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with TERAPH
2 longer words begin with TERAPH.
Shorter words from the letters in TERAPH
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Common questions about TERAPH
- Is TERAPH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TERAPH, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TERAPH worth?
- TERAPH is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TERAPH mean?
- A small image of a household god, kept and honoured by some ancient Semitic peoples.
- What letters can be added to TERAPH?
- No single letter can be added to TERAPH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TERAPH:
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