TARTNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TARTNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TARTNESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TARTNESS is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TARTNESS
No single letter turns TARTNESS into another word.
How TARTNESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TARTNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TARTNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TARTNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sharp, sour taste, or a biting sharpness in the way someone speaks.
Cooks adjust the tartness of a sauce with sugar or cream, while writers use the same word for a remark with a sour edge. A little tartness can lift a dish that would otherwise taste flat.
How TARTNESS is used
Tartness describes either a sour flavour in food or a cutting tone in speech.
- The tartness of the green apples balanced the sweet pastry.
- A squeeze of lemon added just enough tartness to the cream.
- There was a hint of tartness in her reply that he did not miss.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TARTNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TARTNESS
1 longer words begin with TARTNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in TARTNESS
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Common questions about TARTNESS
- Is TARTNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TARTNESS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TARTNESS worth?
- TARTNESS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TARTNESS mean?
- A sharp, sour taste, or a biting sharpness in the way someone speaks.
- What letters can be added to TARTNESS?
- No single letter can be added to TARTNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TARTNESS:
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