TRAVERTINE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. TRAVERTINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRAVERTINE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRAVERTINE is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRAVERTINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
travertinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRAVERTINE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TRAVERTINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRAVERTINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TRAVERTINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A pale, banded limestone laid down by mineral springs and used as a building and paving stone.
Travertine is prized for its warm cream colour and its small natural pits. The Colosseum in Rome was built largely of it, and modern bathrooms often use polished tiles of the same rock.
How TRAVERTINE is used
Travertine is a geology and building term for a light spring-deposited limestone.
- The hotel lobby has a floor of polished travertine.
- Travertine forms where hot springs deposit lime.
- Rome's old monuments are largely travertine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRAVERTINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TRAVERTINE
1 longer words begin with TRAVERTINE.
Shorter words from the letters in TRAVERTINE
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Common questions about TRAVERTINE
- Is TRAVERTINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRAVERTINE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRAVERTINE worth?
- TRAVERTINE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRAVERTINE mean?
- A pale, banded limestone laid down by mineral springs and used as a building and paving stone.
- What letters can be added to TRAVERTINE?
- TRAVERTINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TRAVERTINE:
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