TAMAL is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. TAMAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAMAL?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAMAL is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAMAL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAMAL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TAMAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does TAMAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A Mexican dish of seasoned corn dough filled with meat, beans, or other ingredients and steamed inside a wrapping of corn husks or banana leaves.
Cooks spread a thick corn dough called masa over a softened husk, spoon a filling such as pork, chicken, or beans into the center, fold the husk closed, and steam the bundle until the masa turns firm. The tradition goes back to Nahuatl-speaking peoples of ancient Mexico, long before Spanish colonization reached the region. In English the plural tamales is often used loosely for a single piece as well, though tamal is the more precise singular form.
How TAMAL is used
The singular tamal is less common in everyday English than the plural tamales, which many speakers use for one piece as well as many.
- She unwrapped a single tamal from its corn husk.
- Grandmother taught the children how to fold a tamal.
- One tamal was not enough to fill him up.
- The vendor sold each tamal wrapped in a fresh husk.
- He ordered a pork tamal and a bowl of soup.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAMAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TAMAL
The 5 tiles of TAMAL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TAMAL
3 longer words begin with TAMAL.
Words with TAMAL inside
2 words contain TAMAL in the middle. Words that start with TAMAL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TAMAL
Common questions about TAMAL
- Is TAMAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAMAL, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAMAL worth?
- TAMAL is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAMAL mean?
- A Mexican dish of seasoned corn dough filled with meat, beans, or other ingredients and steamed inside a wrapping of corn husks or banana leaves.
- What letters can be added to TAMAL?
- TAMAL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TAMAL:
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