TARTUFFE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. TARTUFFE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TARTUFFE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TARTUFFE is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TARTUFFE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tartuffesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TARTUFFE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TARTUFFE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TARTUFFE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TARTUFFE mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A hypocrite who pretends to religious devotion or virtue.
The word comes from the title character of a French comedy by Molière, a swindler who hides behind piety. Calling someone a tartuffe suggests a person whose public goodness covers private greed.
How TARTUFFE is used
Literary and somewhat dated; the spelling tartufe also occurs.
- The critics called the preacher a tartuffe.
- Every tartuffe in the village praised charity while hoarding gold.
- The play mocks a tartuffe who fools a whole household.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TARTUFFE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TARTUFFE
1 longer words begin with TARTUFFE.
Shorter words from the letters in TARTUFFE
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Common questions about TARTUFFE
- Is TARTUFFE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TARTUFFE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TARTUFFE worth?
- TARTUFFE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TARTUFFE mean?
- A hypocrite who pretends to religious devotion or virtue.
- What letters can be added to TARTUFFE?
- TARTUFFE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TARTUFFE:
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