Is TARTAROUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TARTAROUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
9
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
9
Letters
T (1) + A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + A (1) + R (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 9 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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.
Definition
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See the definition of TartarousHooks for TARTAROUS
TARTAROUS 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 TARTAROUS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from TARTAROUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- saturator9
- auroras7
- tartars7
- trustor7
- aortas6
- attars6
- aurora6
- ottars6
- outsat6
- rostra6
- sartor6
- stator6
- strata6
- tarots6
- tartar6
- tatars6
- tortas6
- trouts6
- tutors6
- aorta5
- arras5
- asura5
- attar5
- aurar5
- auras5
- autos5
- ottar5
- outta5
- ratos5
- roars5
- roast5
- rotas5
- roust5
- routs5
- sorta5
- start5
- stoat5
- stour5
- stout5
- strut5
- sturt5
- surra5
- sutra5
- sutta5
- taros5
- tarot5
- tarts5
- tatar5
- tauts5
- toast5
- toras5
- torrs5
- torta5
- torts5
- torus5
- tours5
- touts5
- trots5
- trout5
- trust5
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