TORII is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. TORII is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TORII?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TORII is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TORII
No single letter turns TORII into another word.
How TORII scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TORII, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,262.
What does TORII mean in Scrabble?
noun
A traditional Japanese gateway, usually consisting of two upright posts topped by two crossbeams, marking the entrance to a Shinto shrine.
A torii marks the boundary between ordinary space and the sacred ground of a Shinto shrine, so passing through one is traditionally understood as entering a different kind of place rather than simply walking under an arch. Most torii are painted a bright vermilion red, though plain wood and stone versions also exist depending on the shrine and its history. The famous torii standing in the water off Miyajima island is one of the most photographed examples, appearing to float at high tide. Visitors are traditionally told to walk to one side of the central path under a torii, since the middle is considered the path of the resident deity.
How TORII is used
Describes the traditional Japanese shrine gateway; used in English mainly in writing about Japan or Shinto architecture.
- They photographed the red torii at the entrance to the shrine.
- A stone torii stood at the top of the long staircase.
- The floating torii at Miyajima draws visitors at every tide.
- Passing under the torii, she felt she had left the ordinary street behind.
- Several smaller torii lined the path up the mountain shrine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TORII and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in TORII
1 words end in TORII. Useful as a back hook: play TORII onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in TORII
Common questions about TORII
- Is TORII valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TORII, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TORII worth?
- TORII is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TORII mean?
- A traditional Japanese gateway, usually consisting of two upright posts topped by two crossbeams, marking the entrance to a Shinto shrine.
- What letters can be added to TORII?
- No single letter can be added to TORII to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TORII:
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