TROUBADOUR is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. TROUBADOUR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TROUBADOUR?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TROUBADOUR is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TROUBADOUR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
troubadoursChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TROUBADOUR scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TROUBADOUR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TROUBADOUR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TROUBADOUR mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A medieval lyric poet and singer of southern France and nearby lands, whose songs often celebrated courtly love.
The troubadour tradition flourished from roughly the eleventh to the thirteenth century and wrote in the language of the south. Today the word is also used loosely for any travelling singer-songwriter.
How TROUBADOUR is used
Used historically for medieval poet-musicians and figuratively for a wandering folk singer.
- The troubadour sang of a lady he could never reach.
- A modern troubadour with a guitar played outside the cafe.
- Each troubadour at the court tried to win the lord's favour with a new song.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TROUBADOUR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TROUBADOUR
1 longer words begin with TROUBADOUR.
Shorter words from the letters in TROUBADOUR
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Common questions about TROUBADOUR
- Is TROUBADOUR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TROUBADOUR, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TROUBADOUR worth?
- TROUBADOUR is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TROUBADOUR mean?
- A medieval lyric poet and singer of southern France and nearby lands, whose songs often celebrated courtly love.
- What letters can be added to TROUBADOUR?
- TROUBADOUR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TROUBADOUR:
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