TERGITE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TERGITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TERGITE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TERGITE is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TERGITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tergitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TERGITE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TERGITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 99,810.
What does TERGITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoologytechnical
The hardened plate that forms the upper surface of one body segment of an insect or other arthropod.
Where a tergum is the whole dorsal covering, a tergite is a single section of it, which is why insect abdomens are described tergite by tergite. Entomologists count and compare them to tell species apart.
How TERGITE is used
Anatomical term used in entomology and zoology.
- Each tergite of the beetle's abdomen was dark and glossy.
- The key says to check whether the third tergite bears a pale band.
- A hard tergite protects the soft tissue beneath.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TERGITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TERGITE
1 longer words begin with TERGITE.
Shorter words from the letters in TERGITE
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Common questions about TERGITE
- Is TERGITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TERGITE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TERGITE worth?
- TERGITE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TERGITE mean?
- The hardened plate that forms the upper surface of one body segment of an insect or other arthropod.
- What letters can be added to TERGITE?
- TERGITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TERGITE:
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