TARPON is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TARPON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TARPON?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TARPON is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TARPON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tarponsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TARPON scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TARPON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What stands out about TARPON
- 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 TARPON mean in Scrabble?
noun
A very large silver fish of warm Atlantic waters, famous among anglers for its leaps when hooked.
The tarpon can grow longer than two metres and has big scales that look like polished metal. Fishing for it is a sport in Florida and the Gulf of Mexico, since a hooked tarpon throws itself out of the water again and again. Most anglers release the fish, because the meat is bony and not widely eaten.
How TARPON is used
Used mainly in sport-fishing and marine biology.
- A tarpon cleared the water beside the boat.
- He spent three hours fighting one tarpon.
- Guides on the Florida coast chase the tarpon each spring.
- The photograph showed a tarpon nearly as long as the skiff.
- Anglers usually release a tarpon after the fight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TARPON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TARPON
The 6 tiles of TARPON in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with TARPON
1 longer words begin with TARPON.
Shorter words from the letters in TARPON
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Common questions about TARPON
- Is TARPON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TARPON, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TARPON worth?
- TARPON is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TARPON mean?
- A very large silver fish of warm Atlantic waters, famous among anglers for its leaps when hooked.
- What letters can be added to TARPON?
- TARPON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TARPON:
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