TARBUSH is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TARBUSH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TARBUSH?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TARBUSH is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TARBUSH
No single letter turns TARBUSH into another word.
How TARBUSH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TARBUSH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does TARBUSH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A tasselled cap of felt or cloth, usually red, worn by Muslim men; a fez.
The tarbush is the hat that is called a fez in most English writing, and the name is also written tarboosh. It may be worn alone or as the base of a turban.
How TARBUSH is used
Tarbush is a rare name for the fez, met in travel writing about the Middle East.
- The official wore a red tarbush with a black tassel.
- A tarbush sat neatly on the old merchant's head.
- Vendors in the bazaar sold every colour of tarbush.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TARBUSH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TARBUSH
1 longer words begin with TARBUSH.
Shorter words from the letters in TARBUSH
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Common questions about TARBUSH
- Is TARBUSH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TARBUSH, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TARBUSH worth?
- TARBUSH is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TARBUSH mean?
- A tasselled cap of felt or cloth, usually red, worn by Muslim men; a fez.
- What letters can be added to TARBUSH?
- No single letter can be added to TARBUSH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TARBUSH:
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