Definitions for touch-paper

touch-paper touch paper

Touch-Paper is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 704 anagrams from letters in touch-paper (-acehopprtu).

Definitions for touch-paper

noun

  1. paper saturated with potassium nitrate to make it burn slowly, used for igniting explosives and fireworks.

Origin of touch-paper

First recorded in 1740-50

Examples for touch-paper

But little did they think that never again was the woman who so loved them to touch paper or pen.

Light the touch paper; the fire will communicate to the side holes, and set it in rotation.

It was held there, for a minute, while the mate struck a light and applied it to the touch paper.

Word Value for touch-paper
Scrable

10

Words with friends

11

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