TSETSE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. TSETSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TSETSE?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TSETSE is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TSETSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tsetsesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TSETSE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TSETSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 200,682.
What stands out about TSETSE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TSETSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A bloodsucking African fly that transmits sleeping sickness and similar diseases to humans and animals.
The tsetse belongs to the genus Glossina and lives across large parts of sub-Saharan Africa, where its bite can pass on trypanosome parasites that cause sleeping sickness in people and a related wasting disease called nagana in cattle. Because of the tsetse, some fertile grazing land has historically been left unused, since livestock could not survive there safely. The word comes from Setswana and is nearly always seen in the compound tsetse fly.
How TSETSE is used
A specialised term from zoology and tropical medicine, rarely met outside writing about African wildlife or disease.
- The tsetse fly followed the cattle along the riverbank for miles.
- Sleeping sickness in the region is spread mainly by the tsetse.
- Researchers set traps to study how far a tsetse will travel to feed.
- The guide warned that a tsetse bite feels sharper than an ordinary mosquito bite.
- Efforts to control the tsetse population have reduced cases of the disease considerably.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TSETSE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TSETSE
The 6 tiles of TSETSE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with TSETSE
1 longer words begin with TSETSE.
Shorter words from the letters in TSETSE
Common questions about TSETSE
- Is TSETSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TSETSE, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TSETSE worth?
- TSETSE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TSETSE mean?
- A bloodsucking African fly that transmits sleeping sickness and similar diseases to humans and animals.
- What letters can be added to TSETSE?
- TSETSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TSETSE:
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