TANTALUS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TANTALUS 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 TANTALUS?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TANTALUS is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TANTALUS
No single letter turns TANTALUS into another word.
How TANTALUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TANTALUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TANTALUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TANTALUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A lockable stand holding decanters of spirits so that they can be seen but not poured without a key.
The tantalus takes its name from the Greek king who was punished with food and drink that always slipped out of his reach. Collectors of Victorian furniture prize a well made tantalus, often in oak or silver, with a hinged bar across the bottles.
How TANTALUS is used
A tantalus appears mostly in talk about antiques, period houses, and old-fashioned drinks cabinets.
- The butler kept the key to the tantalus on a chain in his waistcoat.
- An oak tantalus with three cut-glass decanters stood on the sideboard.
- They bought a Victorian tantalus at auction and displayed it in the study.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TANTALUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TANTALUS
The 8 tiles of TANTALUS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TANTALUS
1 longer words begin with TANTALUS.
Shorter words from the letters in TANTALUS
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Common questions about TANTALUS
- Is TANTALUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TANTALUS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TANTALUS worth?
- TANTALUS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TANTALUS mean?
- A lockable stand holding decanters of spirits so that they can be seen but not poured without a key.
- What letters can be added to TANTALUS?
- No single letter can be added to TANTALUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TANTALUS:
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