TERMOR is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TERMOR 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 TERMOR?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TERMOR is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TERMOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
termorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TERMOR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TERMOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 68,985.
What does TERMOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
A person who holds land or property for a fixed number of years or for the length of his own life.
In older English property law a termor held an estate only for a limited time, after which it passed back to the owner or to another heir. The word is now almost wholly historical and is met in legal histories and old deeds. It is often spelled termer as well.
How TERMOR is used
Legal and historical; rare outside property law texts.
- The termor could farm the land but could not sell it outright.
- When the lease ran out, the termor handed the manor back.
- A termor for life is entitled to the rents until he dies.
- The old deed named the widow as termor of the mill.
- He studied how a termor differed from a freeholder.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TERMOR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TERMOR
The 6 tiles of TERMOR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TERMOR
1 longer words begin with TERMOR.
Shorter words from the letters in TERMOR
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Common questions about TERMOR
- Is TERMOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TERMOR, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TERMOR worth?
- TERMOR is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TERMOR mean?
- A person who holds land or property for a fixed number of years or for the length of his own life.
- What letters can be added to TERMOR?
- TERMOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TERMOR:
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