TERMINUS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TERMINUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TERMINUS?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TERMINUS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TERMINUS
No single letter turns TERMINUS into another word.
How TERMINUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TERMINUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TERMINUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TERMINUS
- All 8 letters of TERMINUS are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 8 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TERMINUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The final point or station at the end of a railway or bus line; an end or limit.
Terminus is the stop where the line runs out and every passenger must get off. In Roman times it was also a boundary marker in the shape of a pillar topped by a bust, and the word still hints at a final limit in space or time.
How TERMINUS is used
Terminus is used in transport and in writing about the end point of a process.
- The train reached its terminus at dusk.
- The river has its terminus in a wide delta.
- We took the bus to the terminus and walked from there.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TERMINUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TERMINUS
The 8 tiles of TERMINUS in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with TERMINUS
1 longer words begin with TERMINUS.
Shorter words from the letters in TERMINUS
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Common questions about TERMINUS
- Is TERMINUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TERMINUS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TERMINUS worth?
- TERMINUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TERMINUS mean?
- The final point or station at the end of a railway or bus line; an end or limit.
- What letters can be added to TERMINUS?
- No single letter can be added to TERMINUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TERMINUS:
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