TILTYARD is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TILTYARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TILTYARD?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TILTYARD is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TILTYARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tiltyardsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TILTYARD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TILTYARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TILTYARD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TILTYARD mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
An enclosed ground where mounted knights once fought in jousting contests.
The tiltyard of a castle or palace was a long, fenced strip where armoured riders charged each other with lances. Henry VIII kept a famous one at Whitehall.
How TILTYARD is used
Historical term for a jousting arena, found in histories of medieval and Tudor England.
- The knights rode out into the tiltyard.
- Crowds filled the stands around the tiltyard.
- The tiltyard is now a quiet lawn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TILTYARD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TILTYARD
1 longer words begin with TILTYARD.
Shorter words from the letters in TILTYARD
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Common questions about TILTYARD
- Is TILTYARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TILTYARD, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TILTYARD worth?
- TILTYARD is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TILTYARD mean?
- An enclosed ground where mounted knights once fought in jousting contests.
- What letters can be added to TILTYARD?
- TILTYARD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TILTYARD:
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