TRAVELLING is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. TRAVELLING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRAVELLING?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRAVELLING is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRAVELLING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
travellingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRAVELLING scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TRAVELLING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRAVELLING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TRAVELLING mean in Scrabble?
adjective
British
Moving or journeying from place to place, as in a travelling salesman or a travelling circus.
Travelling is the standard British spelling, with a double l, while American English writes traveling. The word also serves as a noun for the act of making journeys.
How TRAVELLING is used
Travelling is used in British English as an adjective before a noun and as a verb form.
- A travelling circus pitched its tent in the village.
- Travelling by train is cheaper than flying.
- She spent a year travelling around South America.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRAVELLING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TRAVELLING
1 longer words begin with TRAVELLING.
Shorter words from the letters in TRAVELLING
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Common questions about TRAVELLING
- Is TRAVELLING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRAVELLING, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRAVELLING worth?
- TRAVELLING is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRAVELLING mean?
- Moving or journeying from place to place, as in a travelling salesman or a travelling circus.
- What letters can be added to TRAVELLING?
- TRAVELLING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TRAVELLING:
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