TARRIANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. TARRIANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TARRIANCE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TARRIANCE is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TARRIANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tarriancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TARRIANCE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TARRIANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TARRIANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TARRIANCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
The act of lingering or delaying, or a stay in a place.
Tarriance is an old word linked with the verb tarry, meaning to wait or linger. It is found mainly in older poetry and religious texts.
How TARRIANCE is used
Archaic, met in old literature, where tarriance means a pause or delay.
- The knight made no tarriance and rode on.
- After a brief tarriance at the inn, they left at dawn.
- He begged the king for a short tarriance.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TARRIANCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TARRIANCE
1 longer words begin with TARRIANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in TARRIANCE
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Common questions about TARRIANCE
- Is TARRIANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TARRIANCE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TARRIANCE worth?
- TARRIANCE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TARRIANCE mean?
- The act of lingering or delaying, or a stay in a place.
- What letters can be added to TARRIANCE?
- TARRIANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TARRIANCE:
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