TANNOYING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. TANNOYING is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept TANNOYING?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TANNOYING is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TANNOYING
No single letter turns TANNOYING into another word.
How TANNOYING scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TANNOYING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TANNOYING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TANNOYING mean in Scrabble?
TANNOYING is the -ing form (present participle) of TANNOY.
Shorter words from the letters in TANNOYING
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Common questions about TANNOYING
- Is TANNOYING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TANNOYING, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TANNOYING worth?
- TANNOYING is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TANNOYING?
- No single letter can be added to TANNOYING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TANNOYING:
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