TOMBAC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TOMBAC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TOMBAC?
| 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 TOMBAC is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOMBAC
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TOMBAC scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TOMBAC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does TOMBAC mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
An alloy of copper and zinc with a golden colour, once used for cheap jewellery and decoration.
Tombac contains a high share of copper, which gives it a warm shade that can pass for gold at a glance. It was valued because it is easy to shape and to gild, and craftsmen used it for buttons, trinkets and medals. The word came into European languages from a Malay term, and it has several spellings.
How TOMBAC is used
Technical or historical term for a brass-like metal.
- The brooch was made of tombac and plated with a thin layer of gold.
- Tombac was prized for imitation jewellery in the nineteenth century.
- A tombac button showed no sign of rust.
- Collectors can tell tombac from real gold by its weight.
- The medal was struck in tombac rather than silver.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TOMBAC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TOMBAC
The 6 tiles of TOMBAC in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TOMBAC
3 longer words begin with TOMBAC.
Shorter words from the letters in TOMBAC
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Common questions about TOMBAC
- Is TOMBAC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TOMBAC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TOMBAC worth?
- TOMBAC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TOMBAC mean?
- An alloy of copper and zinc with a golden colour, once used for cheap jewellery and decoration.
- What letters can be added to TOMBAC?
- TOMBAC takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TOMBAC:
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