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Is TERN a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list TERN is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

Scrabble pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
454

What does TERN mean?

  1. nounsmall slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail

Definitions from WordNet.

Hooks for TERN

Add a letter to make a new word: STERN, TERNE, TERNS.

Anagrams of TERN

Words inside TERN

See all 10 words you can make from TERN

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About this list

Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up TERN in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is TERN a Scrabble word?

TERN is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is TERN worth?

TERN is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does TERN mean?

Small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail.