TARNISH is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TARNISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TARNISH?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TARNISH is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TARNISH
No single letter turns TARNISH into another word.
How TARNISH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TARNISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,366.
What does TARNISH mean in Scrabble?
verb
To lose or cause to lose brightness, especially when metal reacts with air, or to damage a reputation.
Silver, brass and copper tarnish as a thin dull layer forms on their surface. The same verb is used figuratively for scandals that spoil a good name. Polishing can reverse the metal kind, but a tarnished reputation recovers slowly.
How TARNISH is used
Tarnish is used for metals in housekeeping and for reputations in news and business writing.
- Silver will tarnish quickly in damp air.
- One careless remark could tarnish his career.
- Wrap the spoons so they do not tarnish in the drawer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TARNISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TARNISH
6 longer words begin with TARNISH.
Shorter words from the letters in TARNISH
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Common questions about TARNISH
- Is TARNISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TARNISH, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TARNISH worth?
- TARNISH is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TARNISH mean?
- To lose or cause to lose brightness, especially when metal reacts with air, or to damage a reputation.
- What letters can be added to TARNISH?
- No single letter can be added to TARNISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TARNISH:
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