TRIBUNE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TRIBUNE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRIBUNE?
| 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 TRIBUNE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRIBUNE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tribunesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRIBUNE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TRIBUNE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What stands out about TRIBUNE
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 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 TRIBUNE mean in Scrabble?
noun
An official of ancient Rome, either a magistrate chosen to protect the common people or an officer in a legion.
In Rome a tribune of the plebs could veto the acts of other magistrates, which made the post powerful. Later the word came to mean a defender of popular rights, and in architecture a tribune is also a raised platform or the apse of a basilica.
How TRIBUNE is used
Used in history for Roman officials, and figuratively for a champion of ordinary people.
- The tribune vetoed the law before the senate could vote.
- A young tribune led the cohort across the river.
- He styled himself a tribune of the poor.
- The preacher spoke from the tribune at the end of the nave.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRIBUNE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TRIBUNE
The 7 tiles of TRIBUNE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with TRIBUNE
3 longer words begin with TRIBUNE.
Shorter words from the letters in TRIBUNE
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Common questions about TRIBUNE
- Is TRIBUNE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRIBUNE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRIBUNE worth?
- TRIBUNE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRIBUNE mean?
- An official of ancient Rome, either a magistrate chosen to protect the common people or an officer in a legion.
- What letters can be added to TRIBUNE?
- TRIBUNE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TRIBUNE:
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