TERN is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. TERN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TERN?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TERN is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TERN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TERN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TERN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,513.
What does TERN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A slender seabird related to the gulls, with narrow pointed wings, a forked tail, and typically white and grey plumage.
A tern is most easily told apart from a gull by its more streamlined build, sharper black cap, and the deep fork in its tail, and it typically dives head first into water to catch small fish rather than scavenging like many gulls. Terns nest in large colonies on beaches, cliffs, or small islands, and several species migrate huge distances between the northern and southern hemispheres each year.
How TERN is used
- A single tern hovered over the shallows before plunging for a fish.
- The colony held several hundred pairs of terns nesting on the sand.
- She watched a tern dive straight down into the waves.
- The Arctic tern migrates further each year than almost any other bird.
- Fishermen often follow a tern to find where the fish are running.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TERN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TERN
The 4 tiles of TERN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TERN
14 longer words begin with TERN.
Words ending in TERN
Showing 24 of 32 words that end in TERN. Useful as a back hook: play TERN onto a word already on the board.
Words with TERN inside
Showing 24 of 405 words that contain TERN somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TERN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TERN
Common questions about TERN
- Is TERN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TERN, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TERN worth?
- TERN is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TERN mean?
- A slender seabird related to the gulls, with narrow pointed wings, a forked tail, and typically white and grey plumage.
- What letters can be added to TERN?
- TERN takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TERN:
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