TIMOROUS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TIMOROUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TIMOROUS?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TIMOROUS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TIMOROUS
No single letter turns TIMOROUS into another word.
How TIMOROUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TIMOROUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TIMOROUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TIMOROUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Easily frightened; showing nervousness or a lack of courage.
Timorous suggests a shy, hesitant person or animal that shrinks from risk. It has a slightly bookish tone, and the famous Burns poem addresses a wee, sleekit, cowering, timorous beastie.
How TIMOROUS is used
Timorous is literary and describes people, voices or creatures that shrink from danger.
- The timorous child hid behind her mother.
- He gave a timorous knock at the door.
- A timorous mouse peeped out of the hole.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TIMOROUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TIMOROUS
The 8 tiles of TIMOROUS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TIMOROUS
3 longer words begin with TIMOROUS.
Shorter words from the letters in TIMOROUS
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Common questions about TIMOROUS
- Is TIMOROUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TIMOROUS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TIMOROUS worth?
- TIMOROUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TIMOROUS mean?
- Easily frightened; showing nervousness or a lack of courage.
- What letters can be added to TIMOROUS?
- No single letter can be added to TIMOROUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TIMOROUS:
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