TYMPANIES

9 letters, 16 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What TYMPANIES Means

TYMPANIES is a form of TYMPANI, which means:

noun: a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it

Similar words

KETTLE KETTLEDRUM TYMPANUM TIMPANI

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

TYMPANIES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as T1 Y4 M3 P3 A1 N1 I1 E1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In TYMPANIES

658 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

8 letter words (2)

EPINASTY PAYMENTS

7 letter words (28)

AMENITY AMNESTY ANYTIME EMPTINS ENSTAMP ETAMINS IMPASTE INMATES MAINEST MANTIES MISTYPE PANEITY PASTIME PATINES PAYMENT PAYNIMS PIMENTS PITMANS PYEMIAS SAPIENT SPINATE SYNAPTE TAMEINS TAMINES TAPSMEN TYMPANI TYMPANS YAMPIES

6 letter words (64)

5 letter words (184)

AMENS AMENT AMIES AMINE AMINS AMITY ANIME ANISE ANTES ANTIS ANTSY APISM ASPEN ATIMY AYINS EMITS EMPTS EMPTY ENTIA ETNAS ETYMA INAPT INEPT INSET ISNAE ITEMS MAINS MAISE MAIST MANES MANET MANIS MANSE MANTY MASTY MATES MATEY MATIN MAYST MEANS MEANT MEANY MEATS MEATY MEINS MEINT MEINY MENSA MENTA METIS MEYNT MIENS MINAE MINAS MINES MINTS MINTY MISTY MITES MYNAS NAMES NAPES NASTY NATES NATIS NEAPS NEATS NEIST NEMAS NEMPT NEPIT NIMPS NIPAS NITES PAINS PAINT PAISE PANES PANIM PANSY PANTS PASTE PASTY PATEN PATES PATIN PATSY PEANS PEATS PEATY PEINS PENTS PESTY PIANS PIETA PIETS PIETY PIMAS PINAS PINES PINEY PINTA PINTS PISTE PITAS PYATS PYETS PYINS PYNES SAINE SAINT SAMEN SAMEY SAMPI SATEM SATIN SAYNE SEAMY SEITY SENTI SEPIA SEPTA SIENT SMITE SNEAP SNIPE SNIPY SPAIN SPAIT SPANE SPATE SPEAN SPEAT SPENT SPINA SPINE SPINY SPITE STAIN STAMP STANE STEAM STEAN STEIN STIME STIMY STIPA STIPE STYME TAINS TAMES TAMIN TAMIS TAMPS TANSY TAPEN TAPES TAPIS TEAMS TEINS TEMPI TEMPS TENIA TEPAS TIANS TIMES TIMPS TINAS TINEA TINES TIPSY TYMPS TYNES TYPES YAMEN YATES YEANS YEAST YENTA YETIS YIPES YITES YMPES YSAME

4 letter words (225)

AIMS AINE AINS AITS AMEN AMES AMIE AMIN AMIS AMPS ANES ANIS ANTE ANTI ANTS APES APSE APTS ATES AYES AYIN EANS EAST EASY EATS EINA EMIT EMPT EMYS ESPY ETAS ETNA EYAS IMPS ISNA ITAS ITEM MAES MAIN MANE MANI MANS MANY MAPS MASE MAST MATE MATS MATY MAYS MEAN MEAT MEIN MENT MESA META METS MIEN MINA MINE MINT MINY MIPS MISE MIST MITE MITY MNAS MYNA NAME NAMS NAPE NAPS NATS NAYS NEAP NEAT NEMA NEPS NEST NETS NIES NIMS NIPA NIPS NITE NITS NYAS NYES PAIN PAIS PAMS PANE PANS PANT PASE PAST PATE PATS PATY PAYS PEAN PEAS PEAT PEIN PENI PENS PENT PEST PETS PIAN PIAS PIES PIET PIMA PINA PINE PINS PINT PINY PISE PITA PITS PITY PYAS PYAT PYES PYET PYIN PYNE SAIM SAIN SAME SAMP SANE SANT SATE SATI SEAM SEAN SEAT SEMI SENA SENT SEPT SETA SIEN SIMA SIMP SINE SIPE SITE SMIT SNAP SNIP SNIT SNYE SPAE SPAM SPAN SPAT SPAY SPET SPIE SPIM SPIN SPIT STAP STAY STEM STEN STEP STEY STIE STIM STYE SYEN SYNE SYPE TAES TAIN TAIS TAME TAMP TAMS TANE TANS TAPE TAPS TAYS TEAM TEAS TEIN TEMP TEMS TENS TEPA TIAN TIES TIME TINA TINE TINS TINY TIPS TYES TYIN TYMP TYNE TYPE YAMS YAPS YATE YEAN YEAS YENS YEPS YEST YETI YINS YIPE YIPS YITE YMPE YMPT

3 letter words (123)

AIM AIN AIS AIT AME AMI AMP ANE ANI ANS ANT ANY APE APT ASP ATE ATS AYE AYS EAN EAS EAT EMS ENS EST ETA IMP INS ISM ITA ITS MAE MAN MAP MAS MAT MAY MEN MES MET MIS MNA NAE NAM NAP NAS NAT NAY NEP NET NIE NIM NIP NIS NIT NYE NYS PAM PAN PAS PAT PAY PEA PEN PES PET PIA PIE PIN PIS PIT PSI PST PYA PYE SAE SAI SAM SAN SAP SAT SAY SEA SEI SEN SET SEY SIM SIN SIP SIT SMA SNY SPA SPY STY SYE SYN TAE TAI TAM TAN TAP TAS TAY TEA TEN TES TIE TIN TIP TIS TYE YAE YAM YAP YEA YEN YEP YES YET YIN YIP

2 letter words (32)

AE AI AM AN AS AT AY EA EM EN ES ET IN IS IT MA ME MI MY NA NE NY PA PE PI SI ST TA TE TI YA YE

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