TARDYING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. TARDYING 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TARDYING?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TARDYING 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 TARDYING
No single letter turns TARDYING into another word.
How TARDYING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TARDYING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TARDYING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TARDYING
- All 8 letters of TARDYING are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TARDYING mean in Scrabble?
TARDYING is the -ing form (present participle) of TARDY.
TARDY(adjective) — Late in arriving or happening, or slow to act when action is expected.
Shorter words from the letters in TARDYING
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Common questions about TARDYING
- Is TARDYING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TARDYING is not in it.
- How many points is TARDYING worth?
- TARDYING is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TARDYING?
- No single letter can be added to TARDYING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TARDYING:
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