TORCHBEARER is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. TORCHBEARER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TORCHBEARER?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TORCHBEARER is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TORCHBEARER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
torchbearersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TORCHBEARER scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in TORCHBEARER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 3 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TORCHBEARER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TORCHBEARER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who carries a lit torch, or one who leads and inspires others in a cause.
The literal torchbearer runs with the flame at events such as the Olympic relay. Figuratively, a torchbearer is the person who carries an idea forward for a whole movement.
How TORCHBEARER is used
Used literally for ceremonies and figuratively for leaders of a movement or tradition.
- Each torchbearer ran a kilometre through the village.
- She became the torchbearer of the reform movement.
- The old master named his pupil as torchbearer of the craft.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TORCHBEARER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TORCHBEARER
1 longer words begin with TORCHBEARER.
Shorter words from the letters in TORCHBEARER
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Common questions about TORCHBEARER
- Is TORCHBEARER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TORCHBEARER, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TORCHBEARER worth?
- TORCHBEARER is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TORCHBEARER mean?
- A person who carries a lit torch, or one who leads and inspires others in a cause.
- What letters can be added to TORCHBEARER?
- TORCHBEARER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of TORCHBEARER:
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