TUATARA is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. TUATARA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TUATARA?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TUATARA is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TUATARA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tuatarasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TUATARA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TUATARA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 529,351.
What does TUATARA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A lizard-like reptile with a spiny crest, found only on some small islands of New Zealand.
The tuatara is the only surviving member of an ancient reptile order and has barely changed in millions of years. It lives very slowly, can reach a great age and keeps a vestigial third eye on top of its head.
How TUATARA is used
Tuatara is used in zoology and nature writing about New Zealand wildlife.
- The tuatara basked at the mouth of its burrow.
- A tuatara can live for more than a hundred years.
- Rats on the island nearly wiped out the tuatara.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TUATARA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TUATARA
1 longer words begin with TUATARA.
Shorter words from the letters in TUATARA
Common questions about TUATARA
- Is TUATARA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TUATARA, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TUATARA worth?
- TUATARA is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TUATARA mean?
- A lizard-like reptile with a spiny crest, found only on some small islands of New Zealand.
- What letters can be added to TUATARA?
- TUATARA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TUATARA:
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