TRABEATE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TRABEATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRABEATE?
| 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 TRABEATE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRABEATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
trabeatedChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How TRABEATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TRABEATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRABEATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TRABEATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Built with horizontal beams or lintels laid across upright supports, rather than with arches or vaults.
Architects call a building trabeate when its roof and openings rest on straight crossbeams. Classical Greek temples and ancient Egyptian halls are the standard examples, set against the curved forms of Roman work.
How TRABEATE is used
Used in architectural writing to contrast beam-and-post building with arcuate construction.
- The temple is a trabeate structure, with stone lintels resting on tall columns.
- Trabeate design limits how far a doorway can span.
- The lecture compared trabeate halls with the arched vaults of later builders.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRABEATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TRABEATE
1 longer words begin with TRABEATE.
Shorter words from the letters in TRABEATE
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Common questions about TRABEATE
- Is TRABEATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRABEATE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRABEATE worth?
- TRABEATE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRABEATE mean?
- Built with horizontal beams or lintels laid across upright supports, rather than with arches or vaults.
- What letters can be added to TRABEATE?
- TRABEATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TRABEATE:
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