TAMARISK is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. TAMARISK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAMARISK?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAMARISK is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAMARISK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tamarisksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAMARISK scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TAMARISK, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TAMARISK has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TAMARISK mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A feathery shrub or small tree of warm regions, with tiny scale-like leaves and slender branches.
Tamarisks tolerate salt and dry ground, which is why they line beaches and desert wadis. Their plumes of small pink flowers make them popular as hedges, though in some countries they have spread as a weed along rivers.
How TAMARISK is used
Gardening and botanical writing, often about seaside or desert planting.
- A tamarisk grew beside the salt marsh.
- The tamarisk was covered with pink blossom in June.
- We sheltered from the wind behind a row of tamarisk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAMARISK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TAMARISK
1 longer words begin with TAMARISK.
Shorter words from the letters in TAMARISK
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Common questions about TAMARISK
- Is TAMARISK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAMARISK, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAMARISK worth?
- TAMARISK is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAMARISK mean?
- A feathery shrub or small tree of warm regions, with tiny scale-like leaves and slender branches.
- What letters can be added to TAMARISK?
- TAMARISK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TAMARISK:
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