TANTALIZE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. TANTALIZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TANTALIZE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TANTALIZE is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TANTALIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TANTALIZE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TANTALIZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TANTALIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TANTALIZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To torment or tease someone by showing them something desirable while keeping it out of reach.
The word comes with a sense of cruel temptation: the thing is visible, even close, yet never granted. It is stronger than simply to tease, because the frustration of the longing is the whole point of tantalize. The spelling tantalise is the British variant.
How TANTALIZE is used
Common in writing about food, rewards, mysteries and sporting near-misses.
- The smell of fresh bread seemed to tantalize the hungry travellers.
- Filmmakers often tantalize audiences with a glimpse of the monster.
- Do not tantalize the dog with a treat you will not give.
- A single clue was enough to tantalize the detective.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TANTALIZE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TANTALIZE
4 longer words begin with TANTALIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in TANTALIZE
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Common questions about TANTALIZE
- Is TANTALIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TANTALIZE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TANTALIZE worth?
- TANTALIZE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TANTALIZE mean?
- To torment or tease someone by showing them something desirable while keeping it out of reach.
- What letters can be added to TANTALIZE?
- TANTALIZE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TANTALIZE:
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