TROCHANTERAL is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. TROCHANTERAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TROCHANTERAL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TROCHANTERAL is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TROCHANTERAL
No single letter turns TROCHANTERAL into another word.
How TROCHANTERAL scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in TROCHANTERAL, 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 | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TROCHANTERAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TROCHANTERAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medicalzoology
Relating to a trochanter, a bony knob near the top of the thigh bone, or the small leg segment of an insect.
Trochanteral pain near the outer hip is a common complaint among runners. Entomologists use the same word for the segment of an insect's leg that sits between the hip joint and the thigh.
How TROCHANTERAL is used
Anatomical and zoological term, often seen in phrases like trochanteral bursitis.
- The runner developed trochanteral pain after the marathon.
- The surgeon examined the trochanteral region of the femur.
- Trochanteral bursitis can make lying on one side uncomfortable.
- In the beetle, the trochanteral segment is small and easily overlooked.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TROCHANTERAL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about TROCHANTERAL
- Is TROCHANTERAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TROCHANTERAL, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TROCHANTERAL worth?
- TROCHANTERAL is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TROCHANTERAL mean?
- Relating to a trochanter, a bony knob near the top of the thigh bone, or the small leg segment of an insect.
- What letters can be added to TROCHANTERAL?
- No single letter can be added to TROCHANTERAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of TROCHANTERAL:
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