TOMBSTONE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. TOMBSTONE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TOMBSTONE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TOMBSTONE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOMBSTONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tombstonesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TOMBSTONE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TOMBSTONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TOMBSTONE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TOMBSTONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A stone slab set over or at the head of a grave, usually carved with the name of the dead person.
Tombstones record names, dates and sometimes a short verse. In finance the same word names a plain newspaper notice listing the banks that handled a share or bond issue.
How TOMBSTONE is used
Tombstone is used for graveyards, and in finance for a formal advertisement of a deal.
- The weathered tombstone was almost impossible to read.
- Flowers lay at the foot of the tombstone.
- The bank placed a tombstone in the paper after the share issue.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TOMBSTONE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TOMBSTONE
1 longer words begin with TOMBSTONE.
Shorter words from the letters in TOMBSTONE
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Common questions about TOMBSTONE
- Is TOMBSTONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TOMBSTONE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TOMBSTONE worth?
- TOMBSTONE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TOMBSTONE mean?
- A stone slab set over or at the head of a grave, usually carved with the name of the dead person.
- What letters can be added to TOMBSTONE?
- TOMBSTONE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TOMBSTONE:
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