TYPE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TYPE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TYPE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TYPE is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TYPE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TYPE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TYPE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does TYPE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A category of things sharing characteristics.
Type came from a Greek word meaning a blow or the mark left by one, which is how printing took it for a metal letter. Typo is a direct descendant of that printing sense.
How TYPE is used
Countable. Also a verb: typed, types.
- A type of argument that never persuades anybody.
- The word type once meant the mark left by a blow.
- They typed the whole manuscript twice.
- Printing took type for a piece of metal.
- Two types of the same machine and no shared parts.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TYPE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TYPE
The 4 tiles of TYPE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TYPE
Showing 24 of 40 words that begin with TYPE.
Words ending in TYPE
Showing 24 of 67 words that end in TYPE. Useful as a back hook: play TYPE onto a word already on the board.
Words with TYPE inside
Showing 24 of 113 words that contain TYPE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TYPE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TYPE
Common questions about TYPE
- Is TYPE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TYPE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TYPE worth?
- TYPE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TYPE mean?
- A category of things sharing characteristics.
- What letters can be added to TYPE?
- TYPE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TYPE:
Open TYPE in the Word Finder