TETRACHORD is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. TETRACHORD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TETRACHORD?
| 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 TETRACHORD is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TETRACHORD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tetrachordsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TETRACHORD scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TETRACHORD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TETRACHORD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TETRACHORD mean in Scrabble?
noun
musictechnical
A series of four notes spanning a perfect fourth, used as a building block of a musical scale.
In ancient Greek theory the tetrachord was the basic unit from which longer scales were assembled, with its outer notes fixed and the inner two variable. Modern theorists still use the idea when describing how a major scale splits into two matching halves.
How TETRACHORD is used
Used in music theory and in the history of ancient music.
- The lower tetrachord of the scale begins on the tonic.
- Greek theorists described each tetrachord by the placement of its middle notes.
- A major scale can be seen as two tetrachord groups joined by a whole tone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TETRACHORD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TETRACHORD
2 longer words begin with TETRACHORD.
Shorter words from the letters in TETRACHORD
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Common questions about TETRACHORD
- Is TETRACHORD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TETRACHORD, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TETRACHORD worth?
- TETRACHORD is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TETRACHORD mean?
- A series of four notes spanning a perfect fourth, used as a building block of a musical scale.
- What letters can be added to TETRACHORD?
- TETRACHORD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TETRACHORD:
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