TAWDRY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. TAWDRY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAWDRY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAWDRY is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAWDRY
No single letter turns TAWDRY into another word.
How TAWDRY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TAWDRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What stands out about TAWDRY
- TAWDRY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TAWDRY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Showy and cheap, looking attractive at a glance but poorly made or in poor taste.
The word suggests a glitter that does not survive a closer look: tinsel jewellery, flimsy decoration or a gaudy show. It can also describe something sordid, as in a tawdry affair. It grew out of tawdry lace, a cheap neck ornament once sold at a fair held in honour of Saint Audrey.
How TAWDRY is used
Critical in tone; used for objects, places and behaviour that try to impress and fail.
- The seaside arcade looked tawdry in the daylight.
- She sold the tawdry necklace for a few coins.
- Critics called the show a tawdry spectacle of lights and noise.
- The hotel hid its worn carpets behind tawdry gold curtains.
- He was ashamed of the tawdry way the story had been told.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAWDRY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TAWDRY
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Common questions about TAWDRY
- Is TAWDRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAWDRY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAWDRY worth?
- TAWDRY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAWDRY mean?
- Showy and cheap, looking attractive at a glance but poorly made or in poor taste.
- What letters can be added to TAWDRY?
- No single letter can be added to TAWDRY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TAWDRY:
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