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Yes. The word trochlea is a Scrabble US word. The word trochlea is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word trochlea is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

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Yes. The word trochlea is a Words With Friends word. The word trochlea is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (3 found)

CHELATOR,CHLORATE,TROCHLEA,

7-letter words (13 found)

ARCHLET,CATHOLE,CHOLATE,CHOLERA,CHORALE,CHOREAL,CHORTLE,CROTALE,LOATHER,LOCATER,RATHOLE,TRACHLE,TROCHAL,

6-letter words (40 found)

CARLOT,CARTEL,CHALET,CHALOT,CHARET,CHOLER,CHORAL,CHOREA,CLARET,CLOTHE,COALER,COATER,COLTER,CROTAL,HALTER,HARLOT,HECTOR,LATHER,LECTOR,LOATHE,LOCATE,LORATE,LORCHA,LOTHER,OCHREA,ORACHE,ORACLE,ORCHAT,ORCHEL,RACHET,RECOAL,RECOAT,RECTAL,ROCHET,ROTCHE,TARCEL,THALER,THECAL,TOCHER,TROCHE,

5-letter words (88 found)

ACTOR,ALERT,ALTER,ALTHO,ARTEL,CARET,CARLE,CAROL,CARTE,CATER,CEORL,CHARE,CHART,CHEAT,CHELA,CHERT,CHOLA,CHORE,CHOTA,CLARO,CLART,CLEAR,CLEAT,CLOTE,CLOTH,COATE,CORAL,CRATE,EARTH,ECLAT,ETHAL,HALER,HAOLE,HATER,HEART,HELOT,HORAL,HOTEL,LACER,LACET,LARCH,LATCH,LATER,LATHE,LEACH,LETCH,LOACH,LOATH,LOCHE,LOTAH,OATER,OCHER,OCHRE,OCREA,OCTAL,ORACH,ORATE,OTHER,RACHE,RATCH,RATEL,RATHE,REACH,REACT,REALO,RECAL,RECTA,RECTO,RETCH,ROACH,ROATE,ROTAL,ROTCH,TACHE,TACHO,TALER,TAROC,TEACH,TELCO,THALE,THECA,THOLE,THRAE,THROE,TOLAR,TORAH,TORCH,TRACE,

4-letter words (125 found)

ACER,ACHE,ACRE,ACRO,AERO,ALCO,ALEC,ALOE,ALTO,ARCH,ARCO,ARET,ARLE,ATOC,CALO,CARE,CARL,CART,CATE,CELT,CERO,CERT,CHAL,CHAO,CHAR,CHAT,CHER,CLAT,CLOT,COAL,COAT,COLA,COLE,COLT,CORE,COTE,COTH,EACH,EARL,EATH,ECHO,ECHT,EORL,ETCH,HAET,HALE,HALO,HALT,HARE,HARL,HARO,HART,HATE,HEAL,HEAR,HEAT,HELO,HERL,HERO,HOAR,HOER,HOLE,HOLT,HORA,HORE,HOTE,LACE,LAER,LARE,LATE,LATH,LEAR,LEAT,LECH,LEHR,LOCA,LOCH,LORE,LOTA,LOTE,LOTH,OATH,OCHE,OCTA,OLEA,ORAL,ORCA,ORLE,RACE,RACH,RALE,RATE,RATH,RATO,REAL,RHEA,ROCH,ROHE,ROLE,ROTA,ROTE,ROTL,TACE,TACH,TACO,TAEL,TAHR,TALC,TALE,TARE,TARO,TEAL,TEAR,TECH,TEHR,TELA,THAE,THAR,THRO,TOEA,TOLA,TOLE,TORA,TORC,TORE,

3-letter words (73 found)

ACE,ACH,ACT,ALE,ALT,ARC,ARE,ART,ATE,CAL,CAR,CAT,CEL,CHA,CHE,COL,COR,COT,EAR,EAT,ECH,ECO,ELT,ERA,ETA,ETH,HAE,HAO,HAT,HER,HET,HOA,HOC,HOE,HOT,LAC,LAH,LAR,LAT,LEA,LET,LOR,LOT,OAR,OAT,OCA,OCH,OLE,ORA,ORC,ORE,ORT,RAH,RAT,REC,REH,REO,RET,RHO,ROC,ROE,ROT,TAE,TAO,TAR,TEA,TEC,TEL,THE,THO,TOC,TOE,TOR,

2-letter words (23 found)

AE,AH,AL,AR,AT,CH,EA,EH,EL,ER,ET,HA,HE,HO,LA,LO,OE,OH,OR,RE,TA,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 366 words from trochlea according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of trochlea

trochlea

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin trochlea (“case or sheaf containing one or more pulleys, block”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɹɒk.li.ə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɹɑk.li.ə/

Noun

trochlea (plural trochleae or trochleas)

  1. (anatomy) A structure resembling or acting like a pulley.
    1. In the elbow joint, the articular surface of the lower extremity of the humerus, grasped by the trochlear notch of the ulna.
    2. A pulley-like cartilage through which the superior oblique muscle of the eyeball passes.

Derived terms

  • trochlear
  • trochleary
  • trochleo-

Translations

References

  • “trochlea”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  • “trochlea”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Further reading

  • “trochlea”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “trochlea”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “trochlea”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

  • chelator, chlorate, trachelo-

Latin

Alternative forms

  • troclea

Etymology

Contracted from Ancient Greek τροχῐλείᾱ (trokhileíā, “pulley, block-and-tackle equipment”), from τροχῐ́λος (trokhílos, “sheave in block-and-tackle equipment”) +‎ -είᾱ (-eíā, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtro.kʰle.a/, [ˈt̪rɔkʰɫ̪eä]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtro.kle.a/, [ˈt̪rɔːkleä]

Noun

trochlea f (genitive trochleae); first declension

  1. mechanical contrivance for raising weights; case or sheaf containing one or more pulleys; pulley block

Inflection

First-declension noun.

Descendants

  • → Alemannic German: Trüegle
  • → English: trochlea

References

  • “trochlea”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Source: wiktionary.org