TAGETES is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TAGETES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAGETES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAGETES is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAGETES
No single letter turns TAGETES into another word.
How TAGETES scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TAGETES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 149,715.
What does TAGETES mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A genus of strongly scented plants of the daisy family, including the garden marigolds with yellow or orange flowers.
Gardeners meet tagetes as the French and African marigolds sold in spring bedding trays. The plants are often set among vegetables because their smell is thought to put off some pests.
How TAGETES is used
Used in gardening catalogues and botanical writing, often for the genus as a whole.
- A border of tagetes brightened the edge of the vegetable patch.
- The seed packet listed several dwarf tagetes for pots.
- Tagetes flowers can be dried and used as a natural yellow dye.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAGETES and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TAGETES
The 7 tiles of TAGETES in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in TAGETES
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Common questions about TAGETES
- Is TAGETES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAGETES, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAGETES worth?
- TAGETES is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAGETES mean?
- A genus of strongly scented plants of the daisy family, including the garden marigolds with yellow or orange flowers.
- What letters can be added to TAGETES?
- No single letter can be added to TAGETES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TAGETES:
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