TONEME is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TONEME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TONEME?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TONEME is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TONEME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tonemesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TONEME scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TONEME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 31,357.
What does TONEME mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A unit of pitch or tone that distinguishes one word from another in a tonal language.
In Mandarin, the syllable ma changes meaning according to whether the voice rises, falls or stays level, and each of those pitch patterns is a toneme. Linguists use the word the way they use phoneme for a sound: it is the smallest contrast that changes the meaning. English has no toneme of this kind, because pitch there carries attitude and not word identity.
How TONEME is used
A term from linguistics, used in descriptions of tonal languages.
- Each toneme in the language marks a different word.
- The textbook lists four toneme types for Mandarin.
- A learner must hear every toneme before speaking it.
- Changing the toneme turned the question into a statement of a different meaning.
- The linguist recorded the toneme patterns of the village speech.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TONEME and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TONEME
1 longer words begin with TONEME.
Shorter words from the letters in TONEME
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Common questions about TONEME
- Is TONEME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TONEME, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TONEME worth?
- TONEME is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TONEME mean?
- A unit of pitch or tone that distinguishes one word from another in a tonal language.
- What letters can be added to TONEME?
- TONEME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TONEME:
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