Is TANBARKS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TANBARKS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TANBARKS mean?
Tanbarks is a form of TANBARK.
- noun
bark rich in tannin; bruised and cut in pieces to use for tanning; spent tanbark used as a ground covering
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + B (3) + A (1) + R (1) + K (5) + S (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 TANBARKS
TANBARKS 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 TANBARKS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- tanbark13
- taskbar13
- branks12
- kabars12
- kantars11
- banks11
- barks11
- brank11
- kabar11
- kbars11
- askant10
- kantar10
- karats10
- tankas10
- tranks10
- bank10
- bark10
- bask10
- kabs10
- kbar10
- araks9
- kanas9
- karat9
- karns9
- karst9
- karts9
- katas9
- knars9
- narks9
- ranks9
- snark9
- stank9
- stark9
- takas9
- tanka9
- tanks9
- trank9
- kab9
- brants8
- rabats8
- arak8
- arks8
- kaas8
- kana8
- karn8
- kart8
- kata8
- kats8
- knar8
- nark8
- rank8
- sank8
- sark8
- skat8
- taka8
- tank8
- task8
- barns7
- brans7
- brant7
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