TERCELET is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TERCELET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TERCELET?
| 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 TERCELET is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TERCELET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
terceletsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TERCELET scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TERCELET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TERCELET has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TERCELET
- TERCELET 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 TERCELET mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A male hawk, especially a male peregrine or gyrfalcon.
In falconry the male bird is smaller than the female, hence the diminutive form tercelet and the related tercel. Old hunting books and Shakespeare-era verse use the word for the lighter, quicker male hawk.
How TERCELET is used
Tercelet is a rare falconry word, mostly met in older literature.
- The falconer flew a tercelet at the partridge.
- A tercelet is lighter and quicker than its mate.
- The old poem compared the knight to a tercelet in flight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TERCELET and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TERCELET
The 8 tiles of TERCELET in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TERCELET
1 longer words begin with TERCELET.
Shorter words from the letters in TERCELET
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Common questions about TERCELET
- Is TERCELET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TERCELET, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TERCELET worth?
- TERCELET is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TERCELET mean?
- A male hawk, especially a male peregrine or gyrfalcon.
- What letters can be added to TERCELET?
- TERCELET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TERCELET:
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