TIRESOME is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TIRESOME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TIRESOME?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TIRESOME is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TIRESOME
No single letter turns TIRESOME into another word.
How TIRESOME scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TIRESOME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TIRESOME has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TIRESOME mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Causing boredom, annoyance or weariness because it is dull or goes on too long.
A tiresome person or job wears down your patience without being truly harmful. The word is milder than infuriating and a little old-fashioned, the kind of thing a grandparent might say.
How TIRESOME is used
Tiresome describes tasks, people and habits that are boring or irritating.
- Filling in the forms was a tiresome task.
- He grew tiresome with his endless complaints.
- The journey was long and tiresome.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TIRESOME and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TIRESOME
3 longer words begin with TIRESOME.
Shorter words from the letters in TIRESOME
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Common questions about TIRESOME
- Is TIRESOME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TIRESOME, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TIRESOME worth?
- TIRESOME is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TIRESOME mean?
- Causing boredom, annoyance or weariness because it is dull or goes on too long.
- What letters can be added to TIRESOME?
- No single letter can be added to TIRESOME to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TIRESOME:
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