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Trephine

t 1r 1e 1p 3h 4i 1n 1e 1

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 8 letters · Uncommon

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does trephine mean?

noun

  1. a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull

    Synonymstrepan

verb

  1. operate on with a trephine

Is TREPHINE a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is TREPHINE worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
t 1r 1e 1p 3h 4i 1n 1e 1

Words With Friends

14 pts
t 1r 1e 1p 4h 3i 1n 2e 1

Wordfeud

14 pts
t 1r 1e 1p 4h 4i 1n 1e 1

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
t 1r 1e 1p 3h 3i 1n 1e 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in TREPHINE

Anagrams 2

nephriteprehnite

Hooks for TREPHINE

Add one letter to the front or back of TREPHINE to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

trephinedtrephinertrephines

Words that end like TREPHINE

Common words that share the ending -INE, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

combineinclinemachineroutinedefinedeadlinedoctrineheadlinesunshineconfinedeclinedestineoutlinedivineenginefaminerefinechlorineenshrinehairlinemainlinemorphinenecklineoutshine
All words ending in -INE

Trephine: quick answers

Is TREPHINE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. TREPHINE is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is TREPHINE worth?
TREPHINE scores 13 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does trephine mean?
As a noun, trephine means “a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in TREPHINE?
You can make 177 shorter words from TREPHINE, such as PRITHEE, PETHER, THREEP, NEITHER. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of TREPHINE?
TREPHINE rearranges into NEPHRITE, PREHNITE.