TSAR is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. TSAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TSAR?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TSAR is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TSAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tsarsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TSAR scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TSAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about TSAR
- The same 4 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TSAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
An emperor or supreme ruler of Russia before the revolution of 1917, or more loosely a person given great authority over a particular area.
Historically a tsar was the absolute monarch of Russia, a title inherited from the ancient idea of Caesar, and some medieval Serbian and Bulgarian rulers used the same title. In modern journalism the word tsar is borrowed loosely for an official put in charge of coordinating one field of government policy, such as a drugs tsar.
How TSAR is used
Common in history writing about old Russia and, in a figurative sense, in news reporting about government appointees.
- The last tsar of Russia was overthrown in 1917.
- Peter the Great ruled as tsar and later took the title of emperor.
- The government appointed a new tsar to oversee housing policy.
- Medieval Serbian rulers also styled themselves tsar.
- Historians still debate how much power an early tsar actually held.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TSAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TSAR
The 4 tiles of TSAR in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with TSAR
19 longer words begin with TSAR.
Shorter words from the letters in TSAR
Common questions about TSAR
- Is TSAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TSAR, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TSAR worth?
- TSAR is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TSAR mean?
- An emperor or supreme ruler of Russia before the revolution of 1917, or more loosely a person given great authority over a particular area.
- What letters can be added to TSAR?
- TSAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TSAR:
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