Is TRANSVERSAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TRANSVERSAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TRANSVERSAL mean?
- adjective
extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis
“cross members should be all steel”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
11
Letters
T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) + A (1) + L (1) = 14 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 TRANSVERSAL
Single letters that turn TRANSVERSAL into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from TRANSVERSAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- traversals13
- traversal12
- tsarevnas12
- servants11
- starvers11
- tavernas11
- tsarevna11
- ventrals11
- versants11
- levants10
- salvers10
- savants10
- savates10
- servals10
- servant10
- slavers10
- starver10
- starves10
- taverna10
- taverns10
- travels10
- varlets10
- ventral10
- versals10
- versant10
- vestals10
- vestral10
- alvars9
- averts9
- larvae9
- larvas9
- lavers9
- levant9
- navars9
- navels9
- ravels9
- ravens9
- ravers9
- salver9
- salves9
- savant9
- savate9
- savers9
- selvas9
- serval9
- slaver9
- slaves9
- starve9
- staves9
- tavern9
- travel9
- traves9
- valets9
- valses9
- varlet9
- varnas9
- vassal9
- vaster9
- velars9
- vernal9
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