Is TARNISHED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TARNISHED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TARNISHED mean?
Tarnished is a form of TARNISH.
- verb
make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
“The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air”
- noun
discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
T (1) + A (1) + R (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + D (2) = 13 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 TARNISHED
TARNISHED 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 TARNISHED
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from TARNISHED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- antherids13
- antherid12
- handiest12
- handsier12
- hardiest12
- hairnets11
- inearths11
- therians11
- airshed11
- airthed11
- dashier11
- dearths11
- dehairs11
- dithers11
- handers11
- handier11
- handset11
- hardens11
- hardest11
- hardies11
- hardset11
- hatreds11
- hinders11
- nerdish11
- shadier11
- sharted11
- shirted11
- shrined11
- threads11
- trashed11
- anthers10
- hairnet10
- hastier10
- hernias10
- hinters10
- inearth10
- nearish10
- sheitan10
- sthenia10
- tarnish10
- thenars10
- therian10
- danish10
- dasher10
- dearth10
- deaths10
- dehair10
- dither10
- endash10
- haired10
- hander10
- hanted10
- harden10
- hasted10
- hatred10
- hiders10
- hinder10
- hinted10
- histed10
- radish10
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