TRAPPEAN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TRAPPEAN 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 TRAPPEAN?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRAPPEAN is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRAPPEAN
No single letter turns TRAPPEAN into another word.
How TRAPPEAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TRAPPEAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRAPPEAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TRAPPEAN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to or made of dark volcanic rock such as basalt.
Geologists call a layered lava plateau trappean because its cooled flows form step-like terraces. The word comes from a Swedish term for stairs.
How TRAPPEAN is used
A geology term for basaltic, stair-like rock formations.
- The hills are made of trappean rock.
- A trappean plateau covers much of the region.
- The quarry exposed trappean layers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRAPPEAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TRAPPEAN
The 8 tiles of TRAPPEAN in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in TRAPPEAN
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Common questions about TRAPPEAN
- Is TRAPPEAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRAPPEAN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRAPPEAN worth?
- TRAPPEAN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRAPPEAN mean?
- Relating to or made of dark volcanic rock such as basalt.
- What letters can be added to TRAPPEAN?
- No single letter can be added to TRAPPEAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TRAPPEAN:
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