Is TIMBALES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TIMBALES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TIMBALES mean?
Timbales is a form of TIMBALE.
- noun
individual serving of minced e.g. meat or fish in a rich creamy sauce baked in a small pastry mold or timbale shell
- noun
small pastry shell for creamy mixtures of minced foods
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 8
T (1) + I (1) + M (3) + B (3) + A (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for TIMBALES
TIMBALES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of TIMBALES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from TIMBALES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- balmiest12
- bimetals12
- lambiest12
- ableism11
- bimetal11
- lambies11
- limbate11
- timbale11
- timbals11
- ambits10
- ambles10
- bemist10
- blames10
- lambie10
- limbas10
- timbal10
- ableist9
- albites9
- astilbe9
- bastile9
- bestial9
- blastie9
- stabile9
- ambit9
- amble9
- balms9
- beams9
- bemas9
- bimas9
- blame9
- blams9
- iambs9
- lambs9
- limba9
- limbs9
- mabes9
- ablest8
- abseil8
- albeit8
- albite8
- baltis8
- bleats8
- blites8
- emails8
- lamest8
- mailes8
- mesial8
- metals8
- misate8
- miseat8
- samiel8
- samite8
- samlet8
- smalti8
- stable8
- tables8
- balm8
- bams8
- beam8
- bema8
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