TYMPANIST is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. TYMPANIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TYMPANIST?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TYMPANIST is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TYMPANIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tympanistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TYMPANIST scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TYMPANIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TYMPANIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TYMPANIST
- TYMPANIST begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TYMPANIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A musician who plays the kettledrums in an orchestra.
The tympanist tunes each drum to a specific pitch and often waits many bars before a single decisive note. Orchestras more often say timpanist, but tympanist is a long-standing alternative.
How TYMPANIST is used
Used in orchestral and concert settings.
- The tympanist tuned the drums before the concert.
- A sudden roll from the tympanist startled the audience.
- Our school orchestra needs a new tympanist.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TYMPANIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TYMPANIST
1 longer words begin with TYMPANIST.
Shorter words from the letters in TYMPANIST
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Common questions about TYMPANIST
- Is TYMPANIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TYMPANIST, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TYMPANIST worth?
- TYMPANIST is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TYMPANIST mean?
- A musician who plays the kettledrums in an orchestra.
- What letters can be added to TYMPANIST?
- TYMPANIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TYMPANIST:
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