TREACLE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TREACLE 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 TREACLE?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TREACLE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TREACLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TREACLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TREACLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 93,572.
What does TREACLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A thick, sticky dark syrup made when sugar is refined; molasses.
Treacle is a pantry staple in Britain, used in treacle tart, gingerbread and puddings, and lighter golden syrup is its paler relative. Because it is so sweet and clinging, the word also stands for overly sentimental speech or writing.
How TREACLE is used
Treacle is a British cooking word and can also be used figuratively for cloying sentiment.
- She spooned warm treacle over the sponge pudding.
- The song was full of treacle and tears.
- Walking through the deep mud felt like wading through treacle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TREACLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TREACLE
2 longer words begin with TREACLE.
Shorter words from the letters in TREACLE
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Common questions about TREACLE
- Is TREACLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TREACLE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TREACLE worth?
- TREACLE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TREACLE mean?
- A thick, sticky dark syrup made when sugar is refined; molasses.
- What letters can be added to TREACLE?
- TREACLE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TREACLE:
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