TRANSEPTAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TRANSEPTAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRANSEPTAL?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRANSEPTAL is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRANSEPTAL
No single letter turns TRANSEPTAL into another word.
How TRANSEPTAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TRANSEPTAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRANSEPTAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TRANSEPTAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Of or belonging to a transept, the cross-arm of a church.
Describing a chapel or window as transeptal places it in one of the arms that cross the main body of a cruciform church. Architects and guidebook writers use the term to be precise about where a feature is found.
How TRANSEPTAL is used
Used in architectural and church history descriptions.
- A transeptal chapel opens off the south side of the cathedral.
- The transeptal windows fill the crossing with light.
- Restorers repaired the transeptal roof first.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRANSEPTAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TRANSEPTAL
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Common questions about TRANSEPTAL
- Is TRANSEPTAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRANSEPTAL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRANSEPTAL worth?
- TRANSEPTAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRANSEPTAL mean?
- Of or belonging to a transept, the cross-arm of a church.
- What letters can be added to TRANSEPTAL?
- No single letter can be added to TRANSEPTAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TRANSEPTAL:
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