TRANSOM is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TRANSOM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRANSOM?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRANSOM is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRANSOM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
transomsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRANSOM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TRANSOM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What does TRANSOM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A horizontal crossbar in a window or above a door, or the flat surface forming the stern of a boat.
In a house a transom is the bar that separates a door from a small window above it, and the window itself is often called a transom too. On a boat the same word names the flat board across the stern, where an outboard engine may be fixed.
How TRANSOM is used
Transom is used in architecture, where it also names a window, and in boat building.
- Light came through the transom over the front door.
- The outboard motor was clamped to the transom of the dinghy.
- A carved transom decorated the old library window.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRANSOM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TRANSOM
The 7 tiles of TRANSOM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TRANSOM
2 longer words begin with TRANSOM.
Shorter words from the letters in TRANSOM
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Common questions about TRANSOM
- Is TRANSOM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRANSOM, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRANSOM worth?
- TRANSOM is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRANSOM mean?
- A horizontal crossbar in a window or above a door, or the flat surface forming the stern of a boat.
- What letters can be added to TRANSOM?
- TRANSOM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TRANSOM:
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