TARTAN is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. TARTAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TARTAN?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TARTAN is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TARTAN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TARTAN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TARTAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 61,320.
What stands out about TARTAN
- 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 TARTAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A woollen cloth woven in a pattern of coloured checks and crossing lines, especially one of the patterns traditionally associated with a particular Scottish clan.
Tartan is defined by its crisscrossing bands of colour, and in Scotland particular combinations of colour and stripe width came to be linked with individual clans and families, so that wearing a certain tartan signalled where a person belonged. The word extended beyond cloth to describe anything patterned the same way, and it is also used loosely, as an adjective, for anything associated with Scotland in general. An older, unrelated sense named a small single-masted sailing vessel once common in the Mediterranean.
How TARTAN is used
Very common in everyday speech for the fabric and pattern, and used more loosely for anything Scottish in style.
- He wore a kilt in the tartan of his family clan.
- The scarf was woven in a bright red and green tartan.
- Every clan traditionally has its own registered tartan.
- The shop sells everything from tartan blankets to tartan ties.
- She decorated the room with tartan cushions for the holidays.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TARTAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TARTAN
The 6 tiles of TARTAN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with TARTAN
10 longer words begin with TARTAN.
Shorter words from the letters in TARTAN
Common questions about TARTAN
- Is TARTAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TARTAN, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TARTAN worth?
- TARTAN is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TARTAN mean?
- A woollen cloth woven in a pattern of coloured checks and crossing lines, especially one of the patterns traditionally associated with a particular Scottish clan.
- What letters can be added to TARTAN?
- TARTAN takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TARTAN:
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