TOLLBOOTH is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. TOLLBOOTH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TOLLBOOTH?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TOLLBOOTH is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOLLBOOTH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tollboothsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TOLLBOOTH scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TOLLBOOTH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TOLLBOOTH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TOLLBOOTH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small booth at a road, bridge or tunnel where drivers pay a fee to pass.
A tollbooth traditionally housed an attendant who took coins, though many are now automated. Queues build up there at busy times, so some roads use electronic tags. In Scotland the older form was also a town building that served as a jail.
How TOLLBOOTH is used
Tollbooth is the usual word in North American English for a toll collection point.
- We stopped at the tollbooth to pay the bridge fee.
- The tollbooth was empty, so the barrier stayed up.
- She handed the coins to the clerk in the tollbooth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TOLLBOOTH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TOLLBOOTH
1 longer words begin with TOLLBOOTH.
Shorter words from the letters in TOLLBOOTH
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Common questions about TOLLBOOTH
- Is TOLLBOOTH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TOLLBOOTH, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TOLLBOOTH worth?
- TOLLBOOTH is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TOLLBOOTH mean?
- A small booth at a road, bridge or tunnel where drivers pay a fee to pass.
- What letters can be added to TOLLBOOTH?
- TOLLBOOTH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TOLLBOOTH:
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