TERAWATT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. TERAWATT 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 TERAWATT?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TERAWATT is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TERAWATT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
terawattsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TERAWATT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TERAWATT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 3 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TERAWATT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TERAWATT
- TERAWATT begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TERAWATT mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A unit of power equal to one trillion watts.
The terawatt is so large that it is used for global energy figures, such as the total electricity humankind uses. Everyday devices are measured in watts or kilowatts instead.
How TERAWATT is used
The word terawatt appears in energy reports and science news.
- Global solar capacity is climbing toward one terawatt.
- A single terawatt could power millions of homes.
- The study measured demand in terawatt units.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TERAWATT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TERAWATT
1 longer words begin with TERAWATT.
Shorter words from the letters in TERAWATT
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Common questions about TERAWATT
- Is TERAWATT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TERAWATT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TERAWATT worth?
- TERAWATT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TERAWATT mean?
- A unit of power equal to one trillion watts.
- What letters can be added to TERAWATT?
- TERAWATT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TERAWATT:
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