TEREBINTH is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. TEREBINTH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TEREBINTH?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TEREBINTH is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TEREBINTH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
terebinthsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TEREBINTH scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TEREBINTH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TEREBINTH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TEREBINTH mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A small Mediterranean tree of the cashew family that yields a fragrant resin.
The terebinth is a hardy tree whose sap was once distilled into turpentine. It appears in ancient texts, sometimes translated as a great shady tree. Its gnarled form and long life made it a landmark in dry hill country.
How TEREBINTH is used
Terebinth is used in botany and in discussions of ancient and biblical landscapes.
- Shepherds rested in the shade of an old terebinth.
- Resin from the terebinth was prized in antiquity.
- A lone terebinth stood on the hill above the valley.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TEREBINTH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TEREBINTH
2 longer words begin with TEREBINTH.
Shorter words from the letters in TEREBINTH
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Common questions about TEREBINTH
- Is TEREBINTH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TEREBINTH, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TEREBINTH worth?
- TEREBINTH is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TEREBINTH mean?
- A small Mediterranean tree of the cashew family that yields a fragrant resin.
- What letters can be added to TEREBINTH?
- TEREBINTH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TEREBINTH:
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