TORE is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. TORE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TORE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TORE is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TORE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TORE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TORE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,135.
What does TORE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A large, rounded convex molding, commonly the lowest one at the base of a column, elsewhere named a torus.
In architecture, a tore is the thick, rounded ring of stone that sits at the bottom of a column, right above its square base. It gives the column a finished, sturdy-looking foot.
How TORE is used
A specialist architectural term, found mainly in descriptions of classical columns and building ornament.
- The mason carved a smooth tore at the base of the pillar.
- Architects call the rounded molding under the column a tore.
- The old temple's columns each rest on a wide tore.
- A tore adds visual weight to the foot of the column.
- Restorers repaired the cracked tore at the column's base.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TORE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TORE
The 4 tiles of TORE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TORE
7 longer words begin with TORE.
Words ending in TORE
14 words end in TORE. Useful as a back hook: play TORE onto a word already on the board.
Words with TORE inside
Showing 24 of 120 words that contain TORE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TORE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TORE
Common questions about TORE
- Is TORE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TORE, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TORE worth?
- TORE is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TORE mean?
- A large, rounded convex molding, commonly the lowest one at the base of a column, elsewhere named a torus.
- What letters can be added to TORE?
- TORE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TORE:
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