TAMARIN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TAMARIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAMARIN?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAMARIN is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAMARIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAMARIN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TAMARIN, 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 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,366.
What does TAMARIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small, brightly coloured monkey of the forests of Central and South America, related to the marmosets.
Tamarins live in family groups high in the trees and are often recognised by the tufts, crests or moustaches around their faces. They are lighter and smaller than most other monkeys, and several kinds are threatened by loss of forest.
How TAMARIN is used
Tamarin is used in zoology and in zoo or wildlife writing about small New World monkeys.
- A golden tamarin darted along the branch above the path.
- The zoo opened a new house for its pair of cotton-top tamarin monkeys.
- Each tamarin in the troop gave a thin, bird-like call at dawn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAMARIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TAMARIN
The 7 tiles of TAMARIN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TAMARIN
3 longer words begin with TAMARIN.
Shorter words from the letters in TAMARIN
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Common questions about TAMARIN
- Is TAMARIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAMARIN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAMARIN worth?
- TAMARIN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAMARIN mean?
- A small, brightly coloured monkey of the forests of Central and South America, related to the marmosets.
- What letters can be added to TAMARIN?
- TAMARIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TAMARIN:
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