TARRIER is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. TARRIER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TARRIER?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TARRIER is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TARRIER
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TARRIER scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TARRIER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 3 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 137,239.
What does TARRIER mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A person who tarries, staying or lingering longer than expected.
A tarrier is someone slow to leave or to get going. The word is a rare formation from the verb tarry and is mostly literary.
How TARRIER is used
Tarrier is unusual and used mostly for effect in writing.
- The last tarrier left the hall after midnight.
- He was a known tarrier at every party.
- No tarrier would hold up the coach.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TARRIER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TARRIER
1 longer words begin with TARRIER.
Shorter words from the letters in TARRIER
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Common questions about TARRIER
- Is TARRIER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TARRIER, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TARRIER worth?
- TARRIER is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TARRIER mean?
- A person who tarries, staying or lingering longer than expected.
- What letters can be added to TARRIER?
- TARRIER takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TARRIER:
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