TARBOOSH is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. TARBOOSH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TARBOOSH?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TARBOOSH is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TARBOOSH
No single letter turns TARBOOSH into another word.
How TARBOOSH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TARBOOSH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TARBOOSH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TARBOOSH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A brimless, flat-topped cap, usually red felt with a tassel, once worn by men in the Middle East.
The tarboosh is another name for the fez and was long a sign of Ottoman and Egyptian dress. Some wore it alone, others wrapped cloth around it to form a turban.
How TARBOOSH is used
Mostly historical or descriptive of traditional dress.
- He wore a red tarboosh with a black tassel.
- The old photo showed merchants in tarboosh and robes.
- A felt tarboosh hung on the hook by the door.
- The tarboosh was once common in the streets of Cairo.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TARBOOSH and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TARBOOSH
1 longer words begin with TARBOOSH.
Shorter words from the letters in TARBOOSH
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Common questions about TARBOOSH
- Is TARBOOSH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TARBOOSH, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TARBOOSH worth?
- TARBOOSH is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TARBOOSH mean?
- A brimless, flat-topped cap, usually red felt with a tassel, once worn by men in the Middle East.
- What letters can be added to TARBOOSH?
- No single letter can be added to TARBOOSH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TARBOOSH:
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