TROCHANTER is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. TROCHANTER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TROCHANTER?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TROCHANTER is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TROCHANTER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
trochantersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TROCHANTER scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TROCHANTER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TROCHANTER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TROCHANTER mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A bony projection near the top of the thigh bone to which muscles attach; also a small segment of an insect leg.
In human anatomy the greater trochanter is the bump you can feel at the side of the hip. Entomologists use the same name for the small joint between the coxa and the femur of an insect.
How TROCHANTER is used
Trochanter turns up in anatomy, orthopaedics and insect biology, where the exact bone or leg segment is specified.
- The surgeon examined the fracture near the greater trochanter.
- Pain at the trochanter is a common complaint among long-distance runners.
- In the beetle, the trochanter links the base of the leg to the thigh segment.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TROCHANTER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TROCHANTER
3 longer words begin with TROCHANTER.
Shorter words from the letters in TROCHANTER
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Common questions about TROCHANTER
- Is TROCHANTER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TROCHANTER, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TROCHANTER worth?
- TROCHANTER is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TROCHANTER mean?
- A bony projection near the top of the thigh bone to which muscles attach; also a small segment of an insect leg.
- What letters can be added to TROCHANTER?
- TROCHANTER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TROCHANTER:
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