TAMBOURINE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. TAMBOURINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAMBOURINE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAMBOURINE is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAMBOURINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tambourinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAMBOURINE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TAMBOURINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TAMBOURINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TAMBOURINE
- All 10 letters of TAMBOURINE are different — nothing repeats.
- TAMBOURINE contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TAMBOURINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A shallow one-sided drum with small metal discs set in its rim, played by shaking or striking it.
A tambourine adds a bright jingling rhythm to folk, pop and gospel music. The player can shake it, tap it against the hand or knee, or run a thumb round the skin.
How TAMBOURINE is used
Tambourine is the usual name for this hand percussion instrument.
- She kept time on the tambourine throughout the song.
- The singer tapped a tambourine against her hip.
- A tambourine rattled from the back of the room.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAMBOURINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TAMBOURINE
1 longer words begin with TAMBOURINE.
Shorter words from the letters in TAMBOURINE
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Common questions about TAMBOURINE
- Is TAMBOURINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAMBOURINE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAMBOURINE worth?
- TAMBOURINE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAMBOURINE mean?
- A shallow one-sided drum with small metal discs set in its rim, played by shaking or striking it.
- What letters can be added to TAMBOURINE?
- TAMBOURINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TAMBOURINE:
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