TERNION is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. TERNION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TERNION?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TERNION is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TERNION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ternionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TERNION scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TERNION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 34,310.
What stands out about TERNION
- The same 7 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 TERNION mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A group of three things, or a set of three double leaves of a book.
In old book-making a ternion was three sheets folded and sewn together as one section. More generally a ternion is simply a triad. The word is learned and rare.
How TERNION is used
Ternion appears in bibliography and in older philosophical writing.
- The manuscript is bound in sections, each a ternion of leaves.
- A ternion of gods stood in the temple.
- The first ternion was missing from the volume.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TERNION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TERNION
The 7 tiles of TERNION in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with TERNION
1 longer words begin with TERNION.
Shorter words from the letters in TERNION
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Common questions about TERNION
- Is TERNION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TERNION, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TERNION worth?
- TERNION is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TERNION mean?
- A group of three things, or a set of three double leaves of a book.
- What letters can be added to TERNION?
- TERNION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TERNION:
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