TANGELO is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TANGELO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TANGELO?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TANGELO is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TANGELO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tangelosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TANGELO scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TANGELO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 42,887.
What does TANGELO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A citrus fruit produced by crossing a tangerine with a grapefruit or pomelo.
A tangelo is larger and juicier than most tangerines, with loose skin and a sweet-sharp flavour. Some varieties carry a knob at the stem end that makes them easy to recognise on a market stall.
How TANGELO is used
Used in food and horticulture writing.
- He peeled the tangelo and offered half to his sister.
- A tangelo tree grew beside the farmhouse in Florida.
- The juice of a tangelo is sweeter than that of a grapefruit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TANGELO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TANGELO
1 longer words begin with TANGELO.
Shorter words from the letters in TANGELO
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Common questions about TANGELO
- Is TANGELO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TANGELO, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TANGELO worth?
- TANGELO is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TANGELO mean?
- A citrus fruit produced by crossing a tangerine with a grapefruit or pomelo.
- What letters can be added to TANGELO?
- TANGELO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TANGELO:
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