TRIPTANE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TRIPTANE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRIPTANE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRIPTANE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRIPTANE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
triptanesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRIPTANE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TRIPTANE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRIPTANE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TRIPTANE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A colourless, highly flammable liquid hydrocarbon with strong resistance to knocking, used as a high-performance fuel additive.
Triptane was prized in the 1940s for pushing engine power higher without damaging the cylinders. Its use faded as cheaper blending methods for aviation fuel were developed.
How TRIPTANE is used
A specialist chemical and aviation-history term, rarely used outside discussions of triptane as a fuel.
- Engineers tested triptane in a military aircraft engine.
- Pure triptane resists knocking far better than ordinary petrol.
- The wartime report praised triptane as an exceptional fuel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRIPTANE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TRIPTANE
1 longer words begin with TRIPTANE.
Shorter words from the letters in TRIPTANE
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Common questions about TRIPTANE
- Is TRIPTANE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRIPTANE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRIPTANE worth?
- TRIPTANE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRIPTANE mean?
- A colourless, highly flammable liquid hydrocarbon with strong resistance to knocking, used as a high-performance fuel additive.
- What letters can be added to TRIPTANE?
- TRIPTANE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TRIPTANE:
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