TUMBRIL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. TUMBRIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TUMBRIL?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TUMBRIL is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TUMBRIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tumbrilsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TUMBRIL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TUMBRIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does TUMBRIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A simple two-wheeled farm cart that tips backward to unload, famous as the cart that carried prisoners to the guillotine.
Farmers once used a tumbril for hauling manure, and armies used covered ones for tools and ammunition. Books on the French Revolution made the word famous through the carts that took the condemned to their execution.
How TUMBRIL is used
Tumbril is a historical term, most often met in writing about the French Revolution.
- The tumbril rattled over the cobblestones toward the square.
- A farmer tipped the load out of the tumbril behind the barn.
- In the novel, a tumbril carries the prisoners through the crowd.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TUMBRIL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TUMBRIL
1 longer words begin with TUMBRIL.
Shorter words from the letters in TUMBRIL
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Common questions about TUMBRIL
- Is TUMBRIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TUMBRIL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TUMBRIL worth?
- TUMBRIL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TUMBRIL mean?
- A simple two-wheeled farm cart that tips backward to unload, famous as the cart that carried prisoners to the guillotine.
- What letters can be added to TUMBRIL?
- TUMBRIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TUMBRIL:
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