TARTAREOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. TARTAREOUS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TARTAREOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TARTAREOUS is to know. It scores 10 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TARTAREOUS
No single letter turns TARTAREOUS into another word.
How TARTAREOUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TARTAREOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TARTAREOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TARTAREOUS
- TARTAREOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in TARTAREOUS
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Common questions about TARTAREOUS
- Is TARTAREOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TARTAREOUS is not in it.
- How many points is TARTAREOUS worth?
- TARTAREOUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TARTAREOUS?
- No single letter can be added to TARTAREOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TARTAREOUS:
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