TARE is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. TARE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TARE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TARE is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 8.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TARE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TARE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TARE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,009.
What stands out about TARE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TARE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The weight of an empty container or vehicle, subtracted from the total weight to find the weight of what it carries.
When goods are weighed in a box, sack or truck, the tare is measured first so it can be deducted from the combined weight, leaving only the weight of the actual contents. The same spelling also names a weedy vetch plant that grows among grain crops, an older, biblical sense that survives mainly in the phrase wheat and tares.
How TARE is used
Common in trade, shipping and manufacturing for weight calculations; the weed sense is mostly literary or biblical now.
- The scale was set to subtract the tare of the crate automatically.
- Customs asked for the tare weight printed on the container.
- Farmers pulled the tare out from among the young wheat.
- The parable speaks of wheat and tare growing together until harvest.
- Knowing the truck's tare let them calculate the load exactly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TARE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TARE
The 4 tiles of TARE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with TARE
2 longer words begin with TARE.
Words ending in TARE
13 words end in TARE. Useful as a back hook: play TARE onto a word already on the board.
Words with TARE inside
Showing 24 of 38 words that contain TARE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TARE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TARE
Common questions about TARE
- Is TARE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TARE, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TARE worth?
- TARE is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TARE mean?
- The weight of an empty container or vehicle, subtracted from the total weight to find the weight of what it carries.
- What letters can be added to TARE?
- TARE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TARE:
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