TARSIA is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. TARSIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TARSIA?
| 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 TARSIA is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TARSIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tarsiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TARSIA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TARSIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 25,550.
What stands out about TARSIA
- The same 6 tiles also spell 6 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 TARSIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A form of decorative wood inlay, in which shaped pieces of different woods are set into a surface to form a picture or pattern; the same technique is named intarsia in its more common English spelling.
Tarsia developed in Italy during the Renaissance, when craftsmen fitted small, precisely cut pieces of coloured wood into panels to create scenes, architectural views or geometric patterns without any painting at all. Italian churches, choir stalls and cabinets from that period are prized for exactly this kind of work. The more familiar English form of the word, intarsia, is used equally for the wood technique and, more loosely, for similar inlay effects in other materials.
How TARSIA is used
A specialised term in the decorative arts, used by historians and craftsmen describing Italian wood inlay.
- The choir stalls were decorated with elaborate tarsia panels.
- Renaissance workshops in Florence became famous for their tarsia.
- The museum restored a cabinet covered in fine tarsia work.
- Craftsmen still practise tarsia using traditional hand tools.
- The exhibition traced how tarsia spread from Italy to the rest of Europe.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TARSIA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TARSIA
The 6 tiles of TARSIA in a different order — 6 found.
Words starting with TARSIA
1 longer words begin with TARSIA.
Shorter words from the letters in TARSIA
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Common questions about TARSIA
- Is TARSIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TARSIA, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TARSIA worth?
- TARSIA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TARSIA mean?
- A form of decorative wood inlay, in which shaped pieces of different woods are set into a surface to form a picture or pattern; the same technique is named intarsia in its more common English spelling.
- What letters can be added to TARSIA?
- TARSIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TARSIA:
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