TETRADRACHM is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. TETRADRACHM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TETRADRACHM?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TETRADRACHM is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TETRADRACHM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TETRADRACHM scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in TETRADRACHM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TETRADRACHM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TETRADRACHM mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A silver coin of ancient Greece worth four drachmas.
Athens struck the best-known tetradrachm, stamped with an owl, and it served as trade money across the Mediterranean. Collectors prize a well-preserved tetradrachm for its engraving.
How TETRADRACHM is used
Used in history and numismatics when discussing ancient coinage.
- The museum displayed an Athenian tetradrachm with an owl.
- A single tetradrachm could pay for several days of labour.
- He bought a tetradrachm at auction.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TETRADRACHM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TETRADRACHM
5 longer words begin with TETRADRACHM.
Shorter words from the letters in TETRADRACHM
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Common questions about TETRADRACHM
- Is TETRADRACHM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TETRADRACHM, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TETRADRACHM worth?
- TETRADRACHM is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TETRADRACHM mean?
- A silver coin of ancient Greece worth four drachmas.
- What letters can be added to TETRADRACHM?
- TETRADRACHM takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of TETRADRACHM:
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