TRANSPOLAR is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TRANSPOLAR 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 TRANSPOLAR?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRANSPOLAR is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRANSPOLAR
No single letter turns TRANSPOLAR into another word.
How TRANSPOLAR scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TRANSPOLAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRANSPOLAR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TRANSPOLAR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Going across or over a pole of the Earth.
Airlines advertise transpolar routes that save hours by crossing the Arctic instead of following a longer curve. Explorers also spoke of transpolar journeys on ice.
How TRANSPOLAR is used
Used in aviation, geography and exploration.
- The transpolar flight shortened the trip by two hours.
- Their transpolar expedition crossed the frozen ocean on skis.
- A transpolar route passes far north of the usual air lanes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRANSPOLAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TRANSPOLAR
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Common questions about TRANSPOLAR
- Is TRANSPOLAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRANSPOLAR, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRANSPOLAR worth?
- TRANSPOLAR is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRANSPOLAR mean?
- Going across or over a pole of the Earth.
- What letters can be added to TRANSPOLAR?
- No single letter can be added to TRANSPOLAR to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TRANSPOLAR:
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