Is TAMBOURINE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TAMBOURINE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TAMBOURINE mean?
- noun
a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic disks in the sides
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
T (1) + A (1) + M (3) + B (3) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) = 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 TAMBOURINE
Single letters that turn TAMBOURINE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from TAMBOURINE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- brominate13
- tambourin13
- aerobium12
- umbonate12
- ambient11
- bitumen11
- boatmen11
- bromate11
- bromine11
- imbrute11
- outbeam11
- tambour11
- terbium11
- baritone10
- braunite10
- obtainer10
- reobtain10
- routeman10
- ruminate10
- taborine10
- urbanite10
- barium10
- barmen10
- barmie10
- batmen10
- bemoan10
- bromin10
- entomb10
- erbium10
- imbrue10
- intomb10
- minbar10
- numbat10
- number10
- tambur10
- timber10
- timbre10
- umbrae10
- amniote9
- automen9
- baronet9
- bornite9
- enamour9
- manitou9
- minaret9
- minuter9
- moraine9
- mounter9
- muriate9
- natrium9
- neuroma9
- niobate9
- raiment9
- reboant9
- remount9
- romaine9
- romaunt9
- taborin9
- tinamou9
- tonearm9
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