TARBOUCHES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. TARBOUCHES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TARBOUCHES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TARBOUCHES is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TARBOUCHES
No single letter turns TARBOUCHES into another word.
How TARBOUCHES scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TARBOUCHES, 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 | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TARBOUCHES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TARBOUCHES
- All 10 letters of TARBOUCHES are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in TARBOUCHES
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Common questions about TARBOUCHES
- Is TARBOUCHES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TARBOUCHES is not in it.
- How many points is TARBOUCHES worth?
- TARBOUCHES is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TARBOUCHES?
- No single letter can be added to TARBOUCHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TARBOUCHES:
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