TANGENT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TANGENT 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 TANGENT?
| 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 TANGENT 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 TANGENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tangentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TANGENT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TANGENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 219,582.
What stands out about TANGENT
- TANGENT begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TANGENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A straight line that touches a curve at one point without crossing it there.
In trigonometry the tangent of an angle is the ratio of the opposite side to the adjacent side in a right triangle. In everyday speech, going off on a tangent means leaving the main subject for a loosely related one.
How TANGENT is used
Used both in mathematics and in the common phrase "go off on a tangent".
- Draw a tangent to the circle at the marked point.
- The tangent of forty-five degrees is exactly one.
- She went off on a tangent about her childhood and lost the thread.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TANGENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TANGENT
7 longer words begin with TANGENT.
Shorter words from the letters in TANGENT
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Common questions about TANGENT
- Is TANGENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TANGENT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TANGENT worth?
- TANGENT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TANGENT mean?
- A straight line that touches a curve at one point without crossing it there.
- What letters can be added to TANGENT?
- TANGENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TANGENT:
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