TETRAD is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. TETRAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TETRAD?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TETRAD is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TETRAD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tetradsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TETRAD scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TETRAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 30,660.
What stands out about TETRAD
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 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 TETRAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A foursome treated as one unit, as with the four chromatids of a paired chromosome or the four bases of genetic code.
A tetrad is simply a foursome treated as a single unit, and the word is used wherever grouping by four matters more than grouping by any other number. Chemists once called a four-valent element or radical a tetrad, and geneticists use the same word for the four chromatids produced when a chromosome pairs and divides during meiosis. Outside the sciences, a tetrad can describe any set of four related items, such as four consecutive lunar eclipses, which astronomers call a lunar tetrad.
How TETRAD is used
Used in everyday speech for any group of four, and more precisely in chemistry and genetics for specific four-part structures.
- The professor drew a tetrad of chromatids on the board.
- Astronomers tracked a rare tetrad of lunar eclipses that year.
- Carbon was once classed as a tetrad because of its four bonds.
- The four paintings formed a tetrad meant to hang together.
- She grouped the results into a tetrad of related cases.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TETRAD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TETRAD
The 6 tiles of TETRAD in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with TETRAD
18 longer words begin with TETRAD.
Shorter words from the letters in TETRAD
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Common questions about TETRAD
- Is TETRAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TETRAD, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TETRAD worth?
- TETRAD is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TETRAD mean?
- A foursome treated as one unit, as with the four chromatids of a paired chromosome or the four bases of genetic code.
- What letters can be added to TETRAD?
- TETRAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TETRAD:
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