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Is TERMINAL a Scrabble Word?

Yes, TERMINAL is a valid Scrabble word. It is used as a noun and an adjective, most often meaning “station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods”.

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Is TERMINAL a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. TERMINAL is a valid 8-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends, and it has 1 anagram: TRAMLINE.

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Letters
8
Scrabble
10 pts
Words With Friends
13 pts
Anagrams
1
Familiarity
99th percentile

TERMINAL meaning and definition

TERMINAL has 4 common senses and works as a noun and an adjective. The most common meaning is listed first.

TERMINAL as a noun

  1. Station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods.
  2. A contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves.

TERMINAL as an adjective

  1. Of or relating to or situated at the ends of a delivery route.
  2. Relating to or occurring in a term or fixed period of time.

TERMINAL Scrabble score and Words With Friends points

TERMINAL scores 10 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The highest-value tile is M, worth 3 in Scrabble.

Letter-by-letter tile values

LetterScrabbleWords With Friends
T11
E11
R11
M34
I11
N12
A11
L12
Total1013

TERMINAL on premium squares

On a double word square TERMINAL scores 20 in Scrabble; on a triple word square, 30. Putting M on a triple letter square instead adds 6 points. Its middling value makes it a flexible play for scoring steadily without breaking up a strong rack. Played from a full rack, all 8 letters earn the 50-point Scrabble bingo bonus.

Rearranging the letters of TERMINAL

1 word uses exactly the same 8 letters as TERMINAL. See all anagrams of TERMINAL.

  • tramline10

Unscramble TERMINAL: 414 words from its letters

The letters T, E, R, M, I, N, A, L make 414 shorter words, up to 7 letters long. Most common first.

Words like TERMINAL

One-letter changes to TERMINAL, useful for word ladders and board hooks.

Change one letter in TERMINAL

  • germinal11
  • tegminal11
  • torminal10

Add one letter to TERMINAL

  • terminals11

More 8-letter words starting with TE

  • temporal12
  • teaching14
  • tendency14
  • terrible10
  • terrific13
  • teamster10
  • telltale8
  • tentacle10
  • terribly13
  • teaberry13
  • tearaway14
  • teardrop11
  • teaspoon10
  • tectonic12
  • teetotal8
  • telecast10
  • telluric10
  • tempered13

TERMINAL word facts

TERMINAL is an 8-letter word with 8 distinct letters: 3 vowels (E, I and A) and 5 consonants. It starts with T and ends with L. By corpus frequency, TERMINAL is among the top 1% most familiar words in the dictionary.

Holding the letters T, E, R, M, I, N, A, L on your rack? The word unscrambler lists every word they make, sorted by score, and the anagram solver finds words that use all 8 of them. To check another word before you play it, use the Scrabble word checker.

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TERMINAL Scrabble word FAQ

Is TERMINAL a Scrabble word?

Yes. TERMINAL is a valid 8-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends before premium squares.

What does TERMINAL mean?

TERMINAL is used as a noun and an adjective. Its most common meaning is “station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods”.

How many points is TERMINAL worth in Scrabble?

TERMINAL is worth 10 points in Scrabble: T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + L (1). On a double word square it scores 20, and on a triple word square 30.

How many points is TERMINAL in Words With Friends?

TERMINAL is worth 13 points in Words With Friends, which uses different tile values from Scrabble.

What are the anagrams of TERMINAL?

TERMINAL has 1 anagram: TRAMLINE. Each uses exactly the same letters.

What words can you make from the letters in TERMINAL?

You can make 414 shorter words from the letters in TERMINAL, including LINE, NAME, TIME and AIM.

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