TOWNSITE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. TOWNSITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TOWNSITE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TOWNSITE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOWNSITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
townsitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TOWNSITE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TOWNSITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TOWNSITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TOWNSITE
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TOWNSITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A piece of land set aside, or the place where a town stands or is planned.
Townsite is common in the history of the American and Canadian west, where companies surveyed plots before any buildings existed. It can refer to a ghost town's remains too. Mining and railway towns often began as a townsite on a map.
How TOWNSITE is used
Chiefly North American, used in land surveys and local history.
- The railway company chose a flat townsite beside the river.
- Only a few stone foundations marked the old townsite.
- Surveyors marked out streets across the townsite before the first settlers came.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TOWNSITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TOWNSITE
The 8 tiles of TOWNSITE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with TOWNSITE
1 longer words begin with TOWNSITE.
Shorter words from the letters in TOWNSITE
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Common questions about TOWNSITE
- Is TOWNSITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TOWNSITE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TOWNSITE worth?
- TOWNSITE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TOWNSITE mean?
- A piece of land set aside, or the place where a town stands or is planned.
- What letters can be added to TOWNSITE?
- TOWNSITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TOWNSITE:
Open TOWNSITE in the Word Finder