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Is TAMALES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, TAMALES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does TAMALES mean?

Tamales is a form of TAMALE.

  1. noun

    a city in northern Ghana

  2. noun

    dough stuffed with a meat mixture and sometimes wrapped in corn husks and steamed

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

9

Scrabble

11

Words With Friends

7

Letters

T (1) + A (1) + M (3) + A (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 9 points in Scrabble.

Dictionary status

  • Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
  • Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
  • Words With FriendsListed

Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.

Hooks for TAMALES

TAMALES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.

Front hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the front.

Back hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the end.

Anagrams of TAMALES

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from TAMALES

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