Is TAMBOURINES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TAMBOURINES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TAMBOURINES mean?
Tambourines is a form of TAMBOURINE.
- noun
a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic disks in the sides
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
T (1) + A (1) + M (3) + B (3) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 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 TAMBOURINES
TAMBOURINES 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 TAMBOURINES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- brominates14
- tambourine14
- tambourins14
- brainstem13
- brimstone13
- brominate13
- semiurban13
- submarine13
- tambourin13
- tribesman13
- aerobium12
- ambients12
- aumbries12
- barmiest12
- bimanous12
- biramose12
- biramous12
- bitumens12
- boatsmen12
- bromates12
- bromines12
- imbrutes12
- outbeams12
- resubmit12
- tambours12
- terbiums12
- umbonate12
- urbanism12
- antibuser11
- antiserum11
- baritones11
- braunites11
- isobutane11
- neuromast11
- obtainers11
- reobtains11
- ruminates11
- taborines11
- unmortise11
- urbanites11
- ambient11
- ambones11
- ambries11
- bariums11
- batsmen11
- bemoans11
- bitumen11
- boatmen11
- bromate11
- bromine11
- bromins11
- brutism11
- entombs11
- erbiums11
- imbrues11
- imbrute11
- intombs11
- minbars11
- mobster11
- numbats11
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