TYPECASE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. TYPECASE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TYPECASE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TYPECASE is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TYPECASE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
typecasesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TYPECASE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TYPECASE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TYPECASE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TYPECASE mean in Scrabble?
noun
printing
A shallow tray divided into compartments for storing a printer's metal type.
A typecase holds each letter in its own small box, so a compositor can pick them quickly by hand. The terms upper case and lower case come from the way these trays were arranged.
How TYPECASE is used
Used in the history of printing and in letterpress workshops.
- The printer pulled a typecase from the cabinet.
- Every letter had its own box in the typecase.
- A worn typecase hung on the museum wall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TYPECASE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TYPECASE
1 longer words begin with TYPECASE.
Shorter words from the letters in TYPECASE
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Common questions about TYPECASE
- Is TYPECASE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TYPECASE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TYPECASE worth?
- TYPECASE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TYPECASE mean?
- A shallow tray divided into compartments for storing a printer's metal type.
- What letters can be added to TYPECASE?
- TYPECASE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TYPECASE:
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