TIDEWATER is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. TIDEWATER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TIDEWATER?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TIDEWATER is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TIDEWATER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tidewatersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TIDEWATER scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TIDEWATER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TIDEWATER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TIDEWATER mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
Low coastal land that is crossed by streams affected by the tides, or water that rises and falls with the tide.
In the United States, Tidewater names the flat coastal region of Virginia and its neighbours. Used generally, tidewater simply means water driven in by a tide, such as a flooding creek.
How TIDEWATER is used
Tidewater is used in geography, history and place names of the American South.
- The family farm lay in the Virginia tidewater.
- Tidewater flooded the marsh each spring.
- Ships once carried tobacco down the tidewater rivers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TIDEWATER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TIDEWATER
1 longer words begin with TIDEWATER.
Shorter words from the letters in TIDEWATER
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Common questions about TIDEWATER
- Is TIDEWATER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TIDEWATER, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TIDEWATER worth?
- TIDEWATER is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TIDEWATER mean?
- Low coastal land that is crossed by streams affected by the tides, or water that rises and falls with the tide.
- What letters can be added to TIDEWATER?
- TIDEWATER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TIDEWATER:
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