Is TYRANNOSAURUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TYRANNOSAURUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TYRANNOSAURUS mean?
- noun
large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur having enormous teeth with knifelike serrations; may have been a scavenger rather than an active predator; later Cretaceous period in North America
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
13
Letters
T (1) + Y (4) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + N (1) + O (1) + S (1) + A (1) + U (1) + R (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 16 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 TYRANNOSAURUS
TYRANNOSAURUS 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.
Words you can make from TYRANNOSAURUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- tyrannosaurs15
- tyrannosaur14
- tyrannous12
- stannary11
- aroynts10
- ossuary10
- outsays10
- suasory10
- sunrays10
- tannoys10
- unsonsy10
- yantras10
- susurrant9
- annoys9
- anyons9
- aroynt9
- arrays9
- astony9
- astray9
- nonary9
- notary9
- outsay9
- ratany9
- rayons9
- rosary9
- rotary9
- satays9
- satyrs9
- snouty9
- starry9
- stoury9
- strays9
- stroys9
- sunray9
- synura9
- tannoy9
- tayras9
- tranny9
- unsays9
- yantra9
- assonant8
- santours8
- stannous8
- annoy8
- antsy8
- anyon8
- array8
- artsy8
- assay8
- atony8
- aunty8
- nasty8
- noyau8
- nutsy8
- rayas8
- rayon8
- runny8
- runty8
- rusty8
- ryots8
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