TREMULOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. TREMULOUS 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 TREMULOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TREMULOUS is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TREMULOUS
No single letter turns TREMULOUS into another word.
How TREMULOUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TREMULOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TREMULOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TREMULOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Wavering or unsteady, especially of a voice, hand or smile betraying nervousness; also timid and easily frightened.
A tremulous voice wavers and often signals nerves or strong feeling. Writers also use it for a trembling hand or a flickering light. It is gentler than the word shaking and fits quiet, tense moments.
How TREMULOUS is used
Used in literary and descriptive writing about voices, hands and smiles.
- Her tremulous voice betrayed how nervous she was.
- He gave a tremulous smile before the speech.
- The old man wrote with a tremulous hand.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TREMULOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TREMULOUS
3 longer words begin with TREMULOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in TREMULOUS
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Common questions about TREMULOUS
- Is TREMULOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TREMULOUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TREMULOUS worth?
- TREMULOUS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TREMULOUS mean?
- Wavering or unsteady, especially of a voice, hand or smile betraying nervousness; also timid and easily frightened.
- What letters can be added to TREMULOUS?
- No single letter can be added to TREMULOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TREMULOUS:
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