Is TARSIERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TARSIERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TARSIERS mean?
Tarsiers is a form of TARSIER.
- noun
nocturnal arboreal primate of Indonesia and the Philippines having huge eyes and digits ending in pads to facilitate climbing; the only primate that spurns all plant material as food living entirely on insects and small vertebrates
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
8
Scrabble
8
Words With Friends
8
Letters
T (1) + A (1) + R (1) + S (1) + I (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 8 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 TARSIERS
TARSIERS 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 TARSIERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- arrests7
- arrises7
- artsier7
- artsies7
- raisers7
- rasters7
- ristras7
- satires7
- sierras7
- starers7
- tarries7
- tarsier7
- airers6
- airest6
- arises6
- arrest6
- artier6
- artsie6
- assert6
- asters6
- irater6
- raiser6
- raises6
- rarest6
- rasers6
- raster6
- raters6
- resist6
- resits6
- risers6
- ristra6
- satire6
- serais6
- sierra6
- siesta6
- sirras6
- sister6
- sistra6
- sitars6
- stairs6
- starer6
- stares6
- striae6
- tarres6
- tasers6
- tassie6
- terais6
- terras6
- triers6
- airer5
- airts5
- arise5
- arris5
- arses5
- arsis5
- asset5
- aster5
- astir5
- easts5
- irate5
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