TRANSEPT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TRANSEPT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRANSEPT?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRANSEPT is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRANSEPT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
transeptsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRANSEPT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TRANSEPT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRANSEPT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TRANSEPT
- TRANSEPT begins and ends with the same letter.
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TRANSEPT mean in Scrabble?
noun
Either of the two arms of a cross-shaped church, projecting at right angles to the nave.
The transept gives a church its crossed outline when seen from above. Chapels and altars often fill the ends of each arm, and the crossing at the centre may carry a tower or dome.
How TRANSEPT is used
An architectural term used in descriptions of cathedrals, where the north transept and south transept are named separately.
- Sunlight poured through the rose window in the south transept.
- A small chapel stands in the north transept.
- Visitors gathered in the transept beneath the great tower.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRANSEPT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TRANSEPT
The 8 tiles of TRANSEPT in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with TRANSEPT
4 longer words begin with TRANSEPT.
Shorter words from the letters in TRANSEPT
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Common questions about TRANSEPT
- Is TRANSEPT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRANSEPT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRANSEPT worth?
- TRANSEPT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRANSEPT mean?
- Either of the two arms of a cross-shaped church, projecting at right angles to the nave.
- What letters can be added to TRANSEPT?
- TRANSEPT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TRANSEPT:
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