TROLLEYBUS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. TROLLEYBUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TROLLEYBUS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TROLLEYBUS is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TROLLEYBUS
No single letter turns TROLLEYBUS into another word.
How TROLLEYBUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TROLLEYBUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TROLLEYBUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TROLLEYBUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A passenger bus driven by an electric motor that takes its current from overhead wires.
Unlike a tram, a trolleybus runs on ordinary road wheels rather than rails, tied to the wires only by poles on the roof. Many cities kept them for quiet, fume-free service.
How TROLLEYBUS is used
Trolleybus is the usual British term; American speakers more often say trolley bus or trackless trolley.
- A trolleybus hummed quietly down the hill under its wires.
- The city replaced its last trolleybus with diesel vehicles in the sixties.
- Enthusiasts restored a vintage trolleybus for the summer festival.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TROLLEYBUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TROLLEYBUS
2 longer words begin with TROLLEYBUS.
Shorter words from the letters in TROLLEYBUS
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Common questions about TROLLEYBUS
- Is TROLLEYBUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TROLLEYBUS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TROLLEYBUS worth?
- TROLLEYBUS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TROLLEYBUS mean?
- A passenger bus driven by an electric motor that takes its current from overhead wires.
- What letters can be added to TROLLEYBUS?
- No single letter can be added to TROLLEYBUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TROLLEYBUS:
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