Is TAWDRIER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TAWDRIER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TAWDRIER mean?
Tawdrier is a form of TAWDRY.
- adjective
tastelessly showy
“a flash car”
- adjective
made of inferior workmanship and materials
“cheapjack moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
8
Letters
T (1) + A (1) + W (4) + D (2) + R (1) + I (1) + E (1) + R (1) = 12 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 TAWDRIER
TAWDRIER 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 TAWDRIER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- wartier10
- dawtie10
- drawer10
- redraw10
- reward10
- waired10
- waited10
- warder10
- warred10
- warted10
- waiter9
- warier9
- writer9
- dewar9
- tawed9
- wader9
- wared9
- weird9
- wider9
- wired9
- wited9
- wried9
- tardier8
- tarried8
- rawer8
- tawer8
- tawie8
- twier8
- water8
- wirer8
- wirra8
- wrier8
- write8
- awed8
- dawt8
- draw8
- drew8
- wade8
- wadi8
- ward8
- wide8
- airted7
- arider7
- darter7
- raider7
- retard7
- ritard7
- tarred7
- tirade7
- trader7
- twae7
- wair7
- wait7
- ware7
- wart7
- wear7
- weir7
- wert7
- weta7
- wire7
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