TEREDO is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. TEREDO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TEREDO?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TEREDO is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TEREDO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
teredosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TEREDO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TEREDO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 15,678.
What does TEREDO mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoologynautical
A worm-like marine bivalve mollusc, known as a shipworm, that bores into and destroys submerged wood.
Despite its long, worm-like body, a teredo is a true mollusc, carrying a pair of small ridged shells at its head that it uses like drills to tunnel into timber. Once inside, it lines its burrow and feeds partly on the wood itself, doing damage that can weaken piers, wharves, and wooden ship hulls from within, often before anyone notices the surface. For centuries a teredo infestation was one of the most feared threats to wooden shipping, and copper sheathing on ship hulls was developed largely to keep it out.
How TEREDO is used
A technical and historical term, used in marine biology and in accounts of damage to wooden ships and harbour structures.
- Divers found the old pier riddled with teredo tunnels.
- A single teredo can honeycomb a wooden beam within months.
- Sailors once feared the teredo more than storms on long voyages.
- The museum displayed timber scarred by teredo damage.
- Copper sheathing helped protect ship hulls from teredo attack.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TEREDO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TEREDO
1 longer words begin with TEREDO.
Shorter words from the letters in TEREDO
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Common questions about TEREDO
- Is TEREDO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TEREDO, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TEREDO worth?
- TEREDO is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TEREDO mean?
- A worm-like marine bivalve mollusc, known as a shipworm, that bores into and destroys submerged wood.
- What letters can be added to TEREDO?
- TEREDO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TEREDO:
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