TAMARILLO is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. TAMARILLO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAMARILLO?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAMARILLO is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAMARILLO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tamarillosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAMARILLO scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TAMARILLO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TAMARILLO has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TAMARILLO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small tree from South America with egg-shaped red fruit, or the tangy fruit itself.
The tamarillo tastes somewhere between a tomato and a passion fruit and is often eaten halved with a spoon. It is also known as the tree tomato and is widely grown in New Zealand.
How TAMARILLO is used
Used in cooking and gardening, where a tamarillo may be a fruit in a recipe or a shrub in a garden.
- She scooped the pulp from a ripe tamarillo.
- A tamarillo grew by the garden wall.
- The chutney was made with tamarillo and ginger.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAMARILLO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TAMARILLO
1 longer words begin with TAMARILLO.
Shorter words from the letters in TAMARILLO
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Common questions about TAMARILLO
- Is TAMARILLO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAMARILLO, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAMARILLO worth?
- TAMARILLO is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAMARILLO mean?
- A small tree from South America with egg-shaped red fruit, or the tangy fruit itself.
- What letters can be added to TAMARILLO?
- TAMARILLO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TAMARILLO:
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