Is “Tympans” a Scrabble word?
Yes
TYMPANS
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary
Valid in these dictionaries
SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Meaning of Tympans
noun
1.A piece of cloth padding placed under the platen of a letterpress to distribute the pressure on the sheet being printed.
2.The stretched membrane of a drum.
3.A percussion instrument consisting of a hollow cylinder with such a membrane at each end.