TANTIVY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. TANTIVY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TANTIVY?
| 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 TANTIVY is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TANTIVY
No single letter turns TANTIVY into another word.
How TANTIVY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TANTIVY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 548,956.
What does TANTIVY mean in Scrabble?
adverb
archaic
At full gallop; at top speed, as in a hunting chase.
Tantivy imitates the sound of galloping hooves or a hunting horn, and it was a favourite of old sporting writers. It can also serve as a hunting cry or as a noun for a fast ride. Modern readers meet it almost only in period fiction and verse.
How TANTIVY is used
Used in older writing about riding or hunting at furious speed.
- The squire rode tantivy across the open fields after the hounds.
- Off went the coach, tantivy, down the long hill.
- He galloped tantivy to bring the news before dusk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TANTIVY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TANTIVY
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Common questions about TANTIVY
- Is TANTIVY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TANTIVY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TANTIVY worth?
- TANTIVY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TANTIVY mean?
- At full gallop; at top speed, as in a hunting chase.
- What letters can be added to TANTIVY?
- No single letter can be added to TANTIVY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TANTIVY:
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