TRAMELL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TRAMELL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRAMELL?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRAMELL is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRAMELL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tramellsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRAMELL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TRAMELL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 343,098.
What does TRAMELL mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To hinder or restrain someone, or to catch something as if in a net.
Tramell is a rare spelling of trammel, the more familiar word, which also means a net or a restraint. Writers who use it usually do so to describe being held back by rules or circumstances.
How TRAMELL is used
Tramell is a rare variant spelling, mostly seen in older texts and word lists.
- The strict rules seemed to tramell every attempt at reform.
- They tried to tramell the fish in a wide net.
- Old customs may tramell a young person's ambitions.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRAMELL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TRAMELL
3 longer words begin with TRAMELL.
Shorter words from the letters in TRAMELL
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Common questions about TRAMELL
- Is TRAMELL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRAMELL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRAMELL worth?
- TRAMELL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRAMELL mean?
- To hinder or restrain someone, or to catch something as if in a net.
- What letters can be added to TRAMELL?
- TRAMELL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TRAMELL:
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