TANDEM is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TANDEM 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 TANDEM?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TANDEM is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TANDEM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tandemsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TANDEM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TANDEM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What does TANDEM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A bicycle built for two riders sitting one behind the other; also, an arrangement of two things placed or working one behind the other.
Tandem was first a Latin joke meaning at length, then a name in the late 1700s for a carriage with horses harnessed one behind another. The cycling meaning followed, and today the word also describes any pair that works closely together. To do something in tandem is to do it together or in step with another.
How TANDEM is used
Common in cycling and, as in tandem with, in general business and technical writing.
- The couple rented a tandem for the weekend.
- The two teams worked in tandem on the project.
- A tandem is hard to steer until you get used to it.
- The engineers placed two motors in tandem.
- They crossed the old bridge on a tandem bicycle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TANDEM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TANDEM
2 longer words begin with TANDEM.
Shorter words from the letters in TANDEM
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Common questions about TANDEM
- Is TANDEM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TANDEM, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TANDEM worth?
- TANDEM is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TANDEM mean?
- A bicycle built for two riders sitting one behind the other; also, an arrangement of two things placed or working one behind the other.
- What letters can be added to TANDEM?
- TANDEM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TANDEM:
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