What TARGETS Means
TARGETS is a form of TARGET, which means:
- noun: a reference point to shoot at“his arrow hit the mark”
- noun: a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence“he fell prey to muggers”
- verb: intend (something) to move towards a certain goal“He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face”
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
TARGETS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as T1 A1 R1 G2 E1 T1 S1.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 58 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In TARGETS
187 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
6 letter words (16)
5 letter words (46)
AGERSARETSARETTASTEREARSTETATSGATERGATESGEARSGEATSGETASGRATEGREATRAGESRATESREASTRESATRETAGSAGERSARGESEGARSTAGESTARESTARTSTATESTEARSTRAESTRAGTARESTARGETARTSTASERTASTETATERTATESTEARSTEATSTERASTERGATERTSTESTATETRATRATSTREATTRESTTRETS
4 letter words (67)
AGERAGESAREGARESARETARTSATESEARSEASTEATSERASERGSERSTETASETATGAESGAREGARSGARTGASTGATEGATSGEARGEATGERSGERTGESTGETAGETSGRATRAGERAGSRASERASTRATERATSREGSRESTRETSSAGESATESEARSEATSERASETASETTSTAGSTARSTATSTETTAESTAGSTARETARSTARTTATETATSTEARTEASTEATTEGSTESTTETSTRATTRESTRETTSAR
3 letter words (45)
AGEAGSAREARSARTATEATSATTEAREASEATERAERGERSESTETAGAEGARGASGATGERGETRAGRASRATREGRESRETSAESAGSARSATSEASEGSERSETTAETAGTARTASTATTEATEGTESTET
2 letter words (13)
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