TERNE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. TERNE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TERNE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TERNE is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 8.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TERNE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TERNE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TERNE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,281.
What stands out about TERNE
- The same 5 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 TERNE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
An alloy of lead and tin used to coat sheet steel, giving it a dull grey finish.
Sheet steel coated with terne is usually called terne plate, valued in roofing and guttering for resisting corrosion far longer than bare steel would. The alloy itself takes its name from the French word for dull, since the coating leaves a matte grey surface rather than a bright shine. An older adjective sense of terne, describing anything dull or lacking in lustre, comes from the same French root but is rarely used in modern English outside dictionaries. Terne roofing was especially common in the nineteenth century and is still specified today where its particular grey finish is wanted.
How TERNE is used
Chiefly found in terne plate and terne roofing; occasionally used as a verb meaning to coat with the alloy.
- The old church roof was covered in terne rather than copper.
- Terne coats the steel and slows the rust considerably.
- They chose terne for the gutters because of its dull finish.
- The alloy called terne contains mostly lead with some tin.
- A terne roof weathers to a soft grey within a few years.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TERNE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TERNE
The 5 tiles of TERNE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with TERNE
4 longer words begin with TERNE.
Words ending in TERNE
5 words end in TERNE. Useful as a back hook: play TERNE onto a word already on the board.
Words with TERNE inside
Showing 24 of 48 words that contain TERNE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TERNE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TERNE
Common questions about TERNE
- Is TERNE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TERNE, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TERNE worth?
- TERNE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TERNE mean?
- An alloy of lead and tin used to coat sheet steel, giving it a dull grey finish.
- What letters can be added to TERNE?
- TERNE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TERNE:
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