TETRYL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TETRYL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TETRYL?
| 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 TETRYL is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TETRYL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tetrylsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TETRYL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TETRYL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 137,969.
What stands out about TETRYL
- TETRYL gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TETRYL mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistrytechnical
A yellow crystalline explosive compound used in detonators and as a booster charge.
Tetryl is a high explosive that is more sensitive than TNT, which made it useful for setting off larger and steadier charges in shells and demolition devices. It was widely used in the twentieth century, mainly in military work, and has since been replaced by safer substances. Workers who handled it often developed a yellow stain on the skin.
How TETRYL is used
A chemical and military term, mostly historical today.
- A small pellet of tetryl was packed inside the detonator.
- Tetryl forms pale yellow crystals that do not dissolve in water.
- Factory workers handling tetryl often had stained hands.
- The shell used tetryl to boost the main charge.
- Newer explosives have largely replaced tetryl in modern munitions.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TETRYL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TETRYL
1 longer words begin with TETRYL.
Shorter words from the letters in TETRYL
Common questions about TETRYL
- Is TETRYL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TETRYL, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TETRYL worth?
- TETRYL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TETRYL mean?
- A yellow crystalline explosive compound used in detonators and as a booster charge.
- What letters can be added to TETRYL?
- TETRYL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TETRYL:
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