TERM is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. TERM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TERM?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TERM is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TERM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
termsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TERM scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TERM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What does TERM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A fixed period of time during which something, such as a school year or a position of office, continues.
A president elected for a four-year term serves in office for exactly that length of time. A school term likewise runs from one set date to another before a break begins.
How TERM is used
Common in everyday and formal contexts alike, from school terms to prison terms and terms of office.
- The senator is serving her second term in office.
- Students return to class at the start of the new term.
- He was sentenced to a ten-year term in prison.
- The lease runs for a fixed term of two years.
- Her term as chairperson ends next spring.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TERM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TERM
The 4 tiles of TERM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TERM
Showing 24 of 61 words that begin with TERM.
Words ending in TERM
5 words end in TERM. Useful as a back hook: play TERM onto a word already on the board.
Words with TERM inside
Showing 24 of 356 words that contain TERM somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TERM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TERM
Common questions about TERM
- Is TERM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TERM, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TERM worth?
- TERM is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TERM mean?
- A fixed period of time during which something, such as a school year or a position of office, continues.
- What letters can be added to TERM?
- TERM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TERM:
Open TERM in the Word Finder