TOWPLANE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. TOWPLANE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TOWPLANE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TOWPLANE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOWPLANE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
towplanesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TOWPLANE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TOWPLANE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TOWPLANE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TOWPLANE
- All 8 letters of TOWPLANE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TOWPLANE mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A powered aircraft that pulls a glider into the air on a rope.
Once the glider reaches the right height, the pilot releases the rope and the towplane returns to the airfield. Clubs often keep one small towplane to launch all their gliders.
How TOWPLANE is used
Towplane is used in aviation and gliding.
- The towplane roared down the runway with the glider behind it.
- A red towplane waited at the end of the field.
- The pilot dropped the line and the towplane banked away.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TOWPLANE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TOWPLANE
1 longer words begin with TOWPLANE.
Shorter words from the letters in TOWPLANE
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Common questions about TOWPLANE
- Is TOWPLANE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TOWPLANE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TOWPLANE worth?
- TOWPLANE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TOWPLANE mean?
- A powered aircraft that pulls a glider into the air on a rope.
- What letters can be added to TOWPLANE?
- TOWPLANE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TOWPLANE:
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