TARMAC is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TARMAC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TARMAC?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TARMAC is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TARMAC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tarmacsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TARMAC scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TARMAC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What stands out about TARMAC
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 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 TARMAC mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A road or airfield surface made of crushed stone bound together with tar.
The name began as a trade name for a tar-bound road surface and grew into an ordinary word for any such paving. People now use tarmac for car parks, runways and the area where aircraft wait, and planes are said to sit on the tarmac while they wait for a gate. It is also used as a verb for laying the surface down.
How TARMAC is used
Common in British English; Americans more often say asphalt, though tarmac is widely understood for airport surfaces.
- The plane waited on the tarmac for almost an hour.
- Fresh tarmac gave the village road a glossy black look.
- Heat made the tarmac soft under their shoes.
- Children chalked a hopscotch grid on the tarmac behind the school.
- Workers were laying new tarmac along the whole high street.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TARMAC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TARMAC
The 6 tiles of TARMAC in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with TARMAC
5 longer words begin with TARMAC.
Shorter words from the letters in TARMAC
Common questions about TARMAC
- Is TARMAC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TARMAC, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TARMAC worth?
- TARMAC is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TARMAC mean?
- A road or airfield surface made of crushed stone bound together with tar.
- What letters can be added to TARMAC?
- TARMAC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TARMAC:
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