TYPESETTER is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. TYPESETTER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TYPESETTER?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TYPESETTER is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TYPESETTER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
typesettersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TYPESETTER scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TYPESETTER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 3 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TYPESETTER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TYPESETTER mean in Scrabble?
noun
printing
A person, or a machine, that arranges text into type ready for printing.
Before computers, a typesetter placed metal letters by hand or worked a keyboard machine to compose each page. Today the job means preparing page layouts digitally for books and magazines.
How TYPESETTER is used
Typesetter is used in publishing and printing, both for the trade of the past and for modern layout work.
- The typesetter spotted the error before the pages went to press.
- A skilled typesetter can fit a long paragraph neatly into a narrow column.
- The old print shop still keeps its first typesetter on display.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TYPESETTER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TYPESETTER
1 longer words begin with TYPESETTER.
Shorter words from the letters in TYPESETTER
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Common questions about TYPESETTER
- Is TYPESETTER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TYPESETTER, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TYPESETTER worth?
- TYPESETTER is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TYPESETTER mean?
- A person, or a machine, that arranges text into type ready for printing.
- What letters can be added to TYPESETTER?
- TYPESETTER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TYPESETTER:
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