Is TAMBOURED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TAMBOURED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TAMBOURED mean?
Tamboured is a form of TAMBOUR.
- noun
a frame made of two hoops; used for embroidering
- noun
a drum
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
T (1) + A (1) + M (3) + B (3) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 14 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 TAMBOURED
TAMBOURED 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.
Words you can make from TAMBOURED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bromated13
- drumbeat13
- rumbaed12
- obdurate11
- outdream11
- taboured11
- bromate11
- outbeam11
- tambour11
- dumber11
- tombed11
- aborted10
- borated10
- boutade10
- doubter10
- matured10
- obtrude10
- outbred10
- redoubt10
- tabored10
- tambur10
- umbrae10
- demob10
- dumbo10
- boated9
- bruted9
- dauber9
- debtor9
- dreamt9
- earbud9
- maduro9
- marted9
- moated9
- radome9
- remuda9
- roamed9
- tabued9
- amber9
- bream9
- brome9
- brume9
- embar9
- omber9
- ombre9
- rumba9
- umber9
- umbra9
- dumb9
- outdare8
- outread8
- readout8
- arbute8
- boater8
- borate8
- mature8
- omerta8
- rebato8
- rubato8
- tabour8
- abode8
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