TERTIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. TERTIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TERTIAL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TERTIAL is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TERTIAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tertialsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TERTIAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TERTIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 45,746.
What does TERTIAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
One of the innermost flight feathers of a bird's wing, growing nearest the body.
Bird watchers pay attention to the tertial because its pattern and wear help to identify a species or an age. The tertials cover the folded wing tip when the bird rests.
How TERTIAL is used
Tertial is a technical term from ornithology.
- The pale edge of each tertial showed clearly.
- A worn tertial suggests an older bird.
- He sketched the dark tertial on the page.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TERTIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TERTIAL
1 longer words begin with TERTIAL.
Shorter words from the letters in TERTIAL
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Common questions about TERTIAL
- Is TERTIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TERTIAL, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TERTIAL worth?
- TERTIAL is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TERTIAL mean?
- One of the innermost flight feathers of a bird's wing, growing nearest the body.
- What letters can be added to TERTIAL?
- TERTIAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TERTIAL:
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