TRANSFER is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. TRANSFER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRANSFER?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRANSFER is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRANSFER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
transfersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRANSFER scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TRANSFER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRANSFER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TRANSFER mean in Scrabble?
verb
To move something or someone from one place, person or group to another.
To transfer covers physical moves, such as staff to a new office, and abstract ones, like ownership of property or money between accounts. It also describes changing buses or trains on a trip. Computing uses it for copying files across devices.
How TRANSFER is used
Used with a person, object or data, usually followed by to or from.
- She asked the bank to transfer the money to her savings account.
- We had to transfer at the central station for the coast line.
- The company will transfer him to the Paris office in spring.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRANSFER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TRANSFER
Showing 24 of 25 words that begin with TRANSFER.
Shorter words from the letters in TRANSFER
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Common questions about TRANSFER
- Is TRANSFER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRANSFER, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRANSFER worth?
- TRANSFER is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRANSFER mean?
- To move something or someone from one place, person or group to another.
- What letters can be added to TRANSFER?
- TRANSFER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TRANSFER:
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