THYLACINE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. THYLACINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THYLACINE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THYLACINE is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THYLACINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
thylacinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THYLACINE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in THYLACINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THYLACINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about THYLACINE
- All 9 letters of THYLACINE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does THYLACINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A dog-like, striped marsupial of Tasmania, now believed extinct, with the last known captive animal dying in the 1930s.
The thylacine is a favourite subject of wildlife mysteries, because occasional reports of sightings keep appearing long after the species was declared gone. Its pouch and stripes set it apart from any true wolf or dog.
How THYLACINE is used
Used in zoology and popular science; the common name is Tasmanian tiger.
- The thylacine had stripes across its lower back and tail.
- Museums keep a few preserved specimens of the thylacine.
- Hunters and farmers helped push the thylacine to extinction.
- Every few years someone claims to have photographed a thylacine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THYLACINE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THYLACINE
1 longer words begin with THYLACINE.
Shorter words from the letters in THYLACINE
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Common questions about THYLACINE
- Is THYLACINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THYLACINE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THYLACINE worth?
- THYLACINE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THYLACINE mean?
- A dog-like, striped marsupial of Tasmania, now believed extinct, with the last known captive animal dying in the 1930s.
- What letters can be added to THYLACINE?
- THYLACINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of THYLACINE:
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