TAR is a valid Scrabble word — 3 points
Yes. TAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 3 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAR?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAR is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 8 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAR scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in TAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 499.
What stands out about TAR
- The same 3 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A thick black liquid obtained from wood or coal.
Tar as a word for a sailor is nineteenth-century and probably from tarpaulin, since sailors waterproofed their clothing with it. Road tar and cigarette tar are different substances that share one name.
How TAR is used
Uncountable. Also a verb: tarred, tarring.
- The tar softened in the heat and marked every shoe.
- A tar in older writing is a sailor.
- They tarred the roof and it held for nine years.
- The word tar covers two unrelated substances.
- Tarred with the same brush is older than the road surface.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TAR
The 3 tiles of TAR in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with TAR
Showing 24 of 267 words that begin with TAR.
Words ending in TAR
Showing 24 of 54 words that end in TAR. Useful as a back hook: play TAR onto a word already on the board.
Words with TAR inside
Showing 24 of 1121 words that contain TAR somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TAR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TAR
Common questions about TAR
- Is TAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAR, where it scores 3 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAR worth?
- TAR is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 3 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAR mean?
- A thick black liquid obtained from wood or coal.
- What letters can be added to TAR?
- TAR takes 8 hooks: 1 in front and 7 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of TAR:
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