TIGRESS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TIGRESS 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 TIGRESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TIGRESS is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TIGRESS
No single letter turns TIGRESS into another word.
How TIGRESS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TIGRESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 228,732.
What does TIGRESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A female tiger.
A tigress raises her cubs alone, hunting for them for the first two years. Figuratively, the word is applied to a fierce or protective woman, often in a way that praises her courage.
How TIGRESS is used
Used for the animal and, figuratively, for a fierce woman.
- The tigress moved silently through the tall grass with her cubs.
- Her friends called her a tigress when she defended the team.
- A tigress needs a large territory to find enough prey.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TIGRESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TIGRESS
1 longer words begin with TIGRESS.
Shorter words from the letters in TIGRESS
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Common questions about TIGRESS
- Is TIGRESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TIGRESS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TIGRESS worth?
- TIGRESS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TIGRESS mean?
- A female tiger.
- What letters can be added to TIGRESS?
- No single letter can be added to TIGRESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TIGRESS:
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