TRENAIL is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. TRENAIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRENAIL?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRENAIL is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRENAIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
trenailsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRENAIL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TRENAIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,061.
What stands out about TRENAIL
- The same 7 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TRENAIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A long wooden peg driven through timbers to hold them together, especially in shipbuilding.
A trenail is cut from hardwood such as oak and swells when wet, so it grips the planks tighter over time. Old wooden ships and timber-framed barns were held together by trenails instead of iron bolts.
How TRENAIL is used
Trenail is a shipwright's and carpenter's term, found in nautical and historical writing.
- Each plank was fixed to the frame with a trenail.
- The shipwright hammered a trenail through the hull.
- Oak trenail pegs outlasted the iron nails.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRENAIL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TRENAIL
The 7 tiles of TRENAIL in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with TRENAIL
1 longer words begin with TRENAIL.
Shorter words from the letters in TRENAIL
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Common questions about TRENAIL
- Is TRENAIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRENAIL, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRENAIL worth?
- TRENAIL is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRENAIL mean?
- A long wooden peg driven through timbers to hold them together, especially in shipbuilding.
- What letters can be added to TRENAIL?
- TRENAIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TRENAIL:
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