TRAMMEL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. TRAMMEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRAMMEL?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRAMMEL is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRAMMEL
Front hooks — 1
strammelBack hooks — 1
trammelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRAMMEL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TRAMMEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,029 thousand.
What does TRAMMEL mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To hinder or restrain someone or something, limiting freedom of action.
Trammel comes from the idea of a net or shackle that catches and holds. Writers use it, often in the phrase untrammelled, when talking about freedom held back by rules or circumstances.
How TRAMMEL is used
Trammel is literary and also names a type of fishing net.
- Heavy debt can trammel a young company for years.
- She refused to let old customs trammel her ideas.
- The fishermen mended the trammel along the quay.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRAMMEL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TRAMMEL
9 longer words begin with TRAMMEL.
Shorter words from the letters in TRAMMEL
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Common questions about TRAMMEL
- Is TRAMMEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRAMMEL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRAMMEL worth?
- TRAMMEL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRAMMEL mean?
- To hinder or restrain someone or something, limiting freedom of action.
- What letters can be added to TRAMMEL?
- TRAMMEL takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TRAMMEL:
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