TINDERY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. TINDERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TINDERY?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TINDERY is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TINDERY
No single letter turns TINDERY into another word.
How TINDERY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TINDERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What does TINDERY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Resembling tinder; very dry and easily set on fire.
Tindery suggests material so dry that a single spark would light it. It can also describe tempers or situations that flare up at the slightest provocation.
How TINDERY is used
Tindery is used for dry fuel in outdoor writing and figuratively for volatile moods.
- The tindery grass caught fire from a single spark.
- After the long drought the whole hillside was tindery.
- His tindery temper made meetings tense.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TINDERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TINDERY
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Common questions about TINDERY
- Is TINDERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TINDERY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TINDERY worth?
- TINDERY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TINDERY mean?
- Resembling tinder; very dry and easily set on fire.
- What letters can be added to TINDERY?
- No single letter can be added to TINDERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TINDERY:
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