TYMPAN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. TYMPAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TYMPAN?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TYMPAN is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TYMPAN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TYMPAN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TYMPAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What stands out about TYMPAN
- TYMPAN gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TYMPAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A frame or padded layer in a printing press that cushions the sheet against the pressing surface, or, in older use, a drum.
In letterpress work the tympan sits between the platen and the paper so that the pressure of the impression is spread evenly across the whole forme. The word comes from the same root as tympanum, and it was once also applied to a drum or a stretched panel. Printers who talk about packing the tympan mean adjusting that cushion layer by layer until the ink prints cleanly.
How TYMPAN is used
Technical term of the printing trade; elsewhere it is rare and bookish.
- The pressman added a fresh sheet of paper to the tympan before the next run.
- A wrinkle in the tympan left a faint ridge across every page.
- Old manuals explain how to pack the tympan for fine type.
- He stretched parchment over a wooden frame to make a tympan.
- Too soft a tympan makes the impression look weak and uneven.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TYMPAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TYMPAN
19 longer words begin with TYMPAN.
Shorter words from the letters in TYMPAN
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Common questions about TYMPAN
- Is TYMPAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TYMPAN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TYMPAN worth?
- TYMPAN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TYMPAN mean?
- A frame or padded layer in a printing press that cushions the sheet against the pressing surface, or, in older use, a drum.
- What letters can be added to TYMPAN?
- TYMPAN takes 5 hooks: 0 in front and 5 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TYMPAN:
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