TRANCHE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TRANCHE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRANCHE?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRANCHE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRANCHE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRANCHE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TRANCHE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does TRANCHE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A portion of something, especially a part of a sum of money released in stages.
In finance a tranche is one slice of a loan, investment or bond issue. A lender may pay out a loan in several tranches as conditions are met. The word comes from the French for a slice.
How TRANCHE is used
Used in banking, government funding and business reporting.
- The bank released the first tranche of the loan in March.
- A second tranche of aid will follow after the review.
- The bonds were sold in three tranches.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRANCHE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TRANCHE
The 7 tiles of TRANCHE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TRANCHE
3 longer words begin with TRANCHE.
Shorter words from the letters in TRANCHE
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Common questions about TRANCHE
- Is TRANCHE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRANCHE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRANCHE worth?
- TRANCHE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRANCHE mean?
- A portion of something, especially a part of a sum of money released in stages.
- What letters can be added to TRANCHE?
- TRANCHE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TRANCHE:
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