TANNING is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TANNING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TANNING?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TANNING is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TANNING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tanningsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TANNING scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TANNING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 548,956.
What does TANNING mean in Scrabble?
noun
The process of making animal hides into leather, or of darkening the skin by exposure to the sun.
Industrial tanning relies on tannins or chemical salts to stop hides from rotting, while beach tanning works by the skin producing extra pigment. Used informally, the word can also mean a severe beating, as in a good tanning.
How TANNING is used
Everyday word with separate senses in the leather trade and in beauty or holiday talk.
- Tanning of the hides took several weeks in the pits.
- She was careful about tanning without sunscreen.
- The old tanning yard stood by the river.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TANNING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TANNING
1 longer words begin with TANNING.
Shorter words from the letters in TANNING
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Common questions about TANNING
- Is TANNING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TANNING, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TANNING worth?
- TANNING is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TANNING mean?
- The process of making animal hides into leather, or of darkening the skin by exposure to the sun.
- What letters can be added to TANNING?
- TANNING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TANNING:
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