TANYARD is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. TANYARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TANYARD?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TANYARD is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TANYARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tanyardsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TANYARD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TANYARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does TANYARD mean in Scrabble?
noun
The part of a tannery where hides are soaked in vats and made into leather.
A tanyard was a smelly, busy place on the edge of a town. It held the pits and vats in which animal skins were treated before being turned into leather goods.
How TANYARD is used
Used in historical contexts for the open yard of a leather-making works.
- The tanyard stood beside the river.
- He worked in the tanyard as a boy.
- The smell from the tanyard reached the village.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TANYARD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TANYARD
1 longer words begin with TANYARD.
Shorter words from the letters in TANYARD
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Common questions about TANYARD
- Is TANYARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TANYARD, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TANYARD worth?
- TANYARD is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TANYARD mean?
- The part of a tannery where hides are soaked in vats and made into leather.
- What letters can be added to TANYARD?
- TANYARD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TANYARD:
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