What TARNISH Means
- noun: discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
- verb: make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically“The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air”
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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
TARNISH is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 10 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as T1 A1 R1 N1 I1 S1 H4.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 60 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In TARNISH
212 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 (10)
5 letter words (56)
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4 letter words (77)
AHISAINSAIRNAIRSAIRTAITSANISANTIANTSARISARTIARTSHAINHAIRHANTHARNHARTHASTHATSHINSHINTHISNHISTHITSISNAITASNATSNISHNITSRAHSRAINRAISRAITRANIRANTRASHRASTRATHRATSRIASRINSRITSSAINSAIRSANTSARISATISHANSHATSHINSHIRSHRISINHSITHSNARSNITSTARSTIRTAHRTAINTAISTANHTANSTARNTARSTASHTHANTHARTHINTHIRTHISTIANTIARTINATINSTRINTSAR
3 letter words (52)
AHIAHSAINAIRAISAITANIANSANTARSARTASHATSHANHASHATHINHISHITINSISHITAITSNAHNASNATNISNITNTHRAHRAIRANRASRATRIARINRITSAISANSARSATSHASINSIRSITSRITAITANTARTASTINTIS
2 letter words (17)
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