TAMANDU is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TAMANDU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAMANDU?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAMANDU is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAMANDU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAMANDU scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TAMANDU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does TAMANDU mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small tree-climbing anteater of tropical America with a gripping tail and no teeth.
The tamandu sleeps in hollow trees by day and raids ant and termite nests at night. Its long sticky tongue reaches deep into insect tunnels. It defends itself with strong forelimb claws and a sharp, unpleasant smell.
How TAMANDU is used
Tamandu appears in zoology, wildlife books and Scrabble lists.
- A tamandu gripped the branch with its tail while it fed.
- The guide spotted a sleeping tamandu in the fork of a tree.
- Unlike the giant anteater, the tamandu spends much of its life aloft.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAMANDU and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TAMANDU
The 7 tiles of TAMANDU in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TAMANDU
3 longer words begin with TAMANDU.
Shorter words from the letters in TAMANDU
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Common questions about TAMANDU
- Is TAMANDU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAMANDU, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAMANDU worth?
- TAMANDU is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAMANDU mean?
- A small tree-climbing anteater of tropical America with a gripping tail and no teeth.
- What letters can be added to TAMANDU?
- TAMANDU takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TAMANDU:
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