TRACHEA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TRACHEA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRACHEA?
| 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: 61 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRACHEA is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRACHEA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRACHEA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TRACHEA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does TRACHEA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicalzoology
The tube that carries air from the throat to the lungs; the windpipe.
The trachea is held open by rings of cartilage so that it does not collapse as we breathe. It splits into two bronchi at its lower end, one for each lung. Insects have a different system of breathing tubes that biologists also call tracheae.
How TRACHEA is used
Used in anatomy, medicine and biology lessons.
- A piece of food blocked his trachea and he began to choke.
- The doctor examined the trachea with a small camera.
- Air travels down the trachea to the lungs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRACHEA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TRACHEA
10 longer words begin with TRACHEA.
Shorter words from the letters in TRACHEA
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Common questions about TRACHEA
- Is TRACHEA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRACHEA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRACHEA worth?
- TRACHEA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRACHEA mean?
- The tube that carries air from the throat to the lungs; the windpipe.
- What letters can be added to TRACHEA?
- TRACHEA takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TRACHEA:
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