TYPHOON is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. TYPHOON 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 TYPHOON?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TYPHOON is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TYPHOON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
typhoonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TYPHOON scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TYPHOON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,985 thousand.
What does TYPHOON mean in Scrabble?
noun
A violent tropical storm that forms over the western Pacific or Indian Ocean.
A typhoon is the same kind of weather system as a hurricane, but it is named differently according to where it occurs. Warnings are issued for coastal regions of East Asia during late summer. Strong winds and flooding rain are the usual damage.
How TYPHOON is used
Typhoon is used for tropical cyclones in the western Pacific and nearby seas.
- The typhoon forced the port to close for two days.
- Thousands were moved inland before the typhoon arrived.
- A typhoon swept across the island overnight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TYPHOON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TYPHOON
1 longer words begin with TYPHOON.
Shorter words from the letters in TYPHOON
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Common questions about TYPHOON
- Is TYPHOON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TYPHOON, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TYPHOON worth?
- TYPHOON is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TYPHOON mean?
- A violent tropical storm that forms over the western Pacific or Indian Ocean.
- What letters can be added to TYPHOON?
- TYPHOON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TYPHOON:
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