TOLERANT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TOLERANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TOLERANT?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TOLERANT is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOLERANT
No single letter turns TOLERANT into another word.
How TOLERANT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TOLERANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TOLERANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TOLERANT
- TOLERANT begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TOLERANT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Willing to accept opinions or behaviour that you do not share, or able to endure difficult conditions.
A tolerant neighbour does not complain about every small difference, and a tolerant plant survives drought or poor soil. In both cases the key idea is putting up with something without damage or anger.
How TOLERANT is used
Tolerant is common in talk about people and attitudes, and in science for organisms and materials that resist stress.
- The town is known for being open and tolerant of newcomers.
- This variety of rice is tolerant of salty soil.
- He was a tolerant teacher who let students try their own methods.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TOLERANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TOLERANT
The 8 tiles of TOLERANT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TOLERANT
1 longer words begin with TOLERANT.
Shorter words from the letters in TOLERANT
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Common questions about TOLERANT
- Is TOLERANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TOLERANT, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TOLERANT worth?
- TOLERANT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TOLERANT mean?
- Willing to accept opinions or behaviour that you do not share, or able to endure difficult conditions.
- What letters can be added to TOLERANT?
- No single letter can be added to TOLERANT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TOLERANT:
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