TREMULANT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. TREMULANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TREMULANT?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TREMULANT is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TREMULANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tremulantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TREMULANT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TREMULANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TREMULANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TREMULANT
- TREMULANT begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TREMULANT mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A device on an organ that makes the wind fluctuate to give a trembling, tremolo effect.
An organist switches on the tremulant to give sustained notes a wavering warmth. It works by pulsing the air pressure in the pipes. Used in moderation, it makes slow hymns sound more expressive.
How TREMULANT is used
Used in organ building and church music; as an adjective it is a rare word for trembling.
- The organist pulled the tremulant stop for the soft passage.
- A slow tremulant gave the flute pipes a gentle shimmer.
- The old church organ had a noisy tremulant.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TREMULANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TREMULANT
1 longer words begin with TREMULANT.
Shorter words from the letters in TREMULANT
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Common questions about TREMULANT
- Is TREMULANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TREMULANT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TREMULANT worth?
- TREMULANT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TREMULANT mean?
- A device on an organ that makes the wind fluctuate to give a trembling, tremolo effect.
- What letters can be added to TREMULANT?
- TREMULANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TREMULANT:
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