TANNAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TANNAGE 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 TANNAGE?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TANNAGE is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TANNAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tannagesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TANNAGE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TANNAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 137,239.
What does TANNAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The process of turning raw hides into leather, or the leather produced by it.
Different methods of tannage, such as using bark extracts or mineral salts, give leather of different colour, feel and strength. The word suggests the whole craft of the tannery rather than a single step.
How TANNAGE is used
Mostly seen in leather-trade and historical writing.
- Vegetable tannage left the leather firm and slightly brown.
- The tannery was known for the quality of its tannage.
- Chrome tannage is much faster than the old bark method.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TANNAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TANNAGE
1 longer words begin with TANNAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in TANNAGE
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Common questions about TANNAGE
- Is TANNAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TANNAGE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TANNAGE worth?
- TANNAGE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TANNAGE mean?
- The process of turning raw hides into leather, or the leather produced by it.
- What letters can be added to TANNAGE?
- TANNAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TANNAGE:
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