TERGUM is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TERGUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TERGUM?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TERGUM is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TERGUM
No single letter turns TERGUM into another word.
How TERGUM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TERGUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does TERGUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The hardened plate that covers the back of a body segment in an insect or other arthropod.
An arthropod body is built from segments, and each one is armored above by a tergum and below by a matching plate on the underside. Together these plates form a flexible shell that can bend between segments. The word is Latin for the back, and the plural is terga. Zoologists use it when describing the anatomy of insects, crustaceans and similar animals.
How TERGUM is used
A technical term of zoology and entomology.
- The beetle has a smooth, shiny tergum on every abdominal segment.
- A drawing of the tergum helped students identify the species.
- The tergum of the crab shell was cracked in two places.
- Under the microscope the tergum showed fine hairs and ridges.
- Each tergum overlaps the one behind it like a roof tile.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TERGUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TERGUM
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Common questions about TERGUM
- Is TERGUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TERGUM, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TERGUM worth?
- TERGUM is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TERGUM mean?
- The hardened plate that covers the back of a body segment in an insect or other arthropod.
- What letters can be added to TERGUM?
- No single letter can be added to TERGUM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TERGUM:
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