TERNEPLATE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TERNEPLATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TERNEPLATE?
| 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 TERNEPLATE is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TERNEPLATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
terneplatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TERNEPLATE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TERNEPLATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TERNEPLATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TERNEPLATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
Sheet iron or steel coated with an alloy of lead and tin.
Terneplate resists rust well, so it was used for roofing and fuel tanks. The name comes from terne, an old word for the dull coating.
How TERNEPLATE is used
A trade term from metalworking and roofing, less common today.
- The old church roof was covered with terneplate.
- Fuel tanks were once made from terneplate.
- Workers cut the terneplate into long sheets.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TERNEPLATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TERNEPLATE
1 longer words begin with TERNEPLATE.
Shorter words from the letters in TERNEPLATE
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Common questions about TERNEPLATE
- Is TERNEPLATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TERNEPLATE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TERNEPLATE worth?
- TERNEPLATE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TERNEPLATE mean?
- Sheet iron or steel coated with an alloy of lead and tin.
- What letters can be added to TERNEPLATE?
- TERNEPLATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TERNEPLATE:
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