TARDINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TARDINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TARDINESS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TARDINESS is to know. It scores 10 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TARDINESS
No single letter turns TARDINESS into another word.
How TARDINESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TARDINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TARDINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TARDINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The habit or fact of arriving or acting later than expected.
Tardiness is the formal word schools and employers use for being late, especially when it keeps happening. It can also refer to slowness in doing something, not just late arrival.
How TARDINESS is used
Typical in rules and reports about punctuality at school and work.
- Repeated tardiness cost him the job.
- The school keeps a record of student tardiness.
- Her tardiness in replying annoyed the client.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TARDINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TARDINESS
1 longer words begin with TARDINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in TARDINESS
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Common questions about TARDINESS
- Is TARDINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TARDINESS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TARDINESS worth?
- TARDINESS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TARDINESS mean?
- The habit or fact of arriving or acting later than expected.
- What letters can be added to TARDINESS?
- No single letter can be added to TARDINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TARDINESS:
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