TORR is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. TORR 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 TORR?
| 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 TORR is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TORR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
torrsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TORR scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TORR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,446.
What does TORR mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A unit of pressure equal to one seven-hundred-sixtieth of standard atmospheric pressure, roughly the pressure exerted by one millimetre of mercury.
The torr is used mainly in physics and engineering to measure very low pressures, such as inside a vacuum chamber. The unit is named after the scientist Torricelli, who studied atmospheric pressure.
How TORR is used
Used almost exclusively in scientific and technical writing about pressure and vacuum systems.
- The vacuum chamber was pumped down to one torr.
- Pressure gauges in the lab are calibrated in torr.
- A perfect vacuum would read zero torr.
- The experiment required a pressure below ten torr.
- Engineers monitored the system in torr rather than pascals.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TORR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TORR
The 4 tiles of TORR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TORR
Showing 24 of 28 words that begin with TORR.
Words with TORR inside
16 words contain TORR in the middle. Words that start with TORR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TORR
Common questions about TORR
- Is TORR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TORR, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TORR worth?
- TORR is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TORR mean?
- A unit of pressure equal to one seven-hundred-sixtieth of standard atmospheric pressure, roughly the pressure exerted by one millimetre of mercury.
- What letters can be added to TORR?
- TORR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TORR:
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