Is TAWDRIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TAWDRIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TAWDRIES mean?
Tawdries 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) + S (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 TAWDRIES
Single letters that turn TAWDRIES into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from TAWDRIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dawties11
- steward11
- strawed11
- waisted11
- wristed11
- waister10
- waiters10
- wariest10
- wastrie10
- dawtie10
- dewars10
- tawsed10
- waders10
- wadies10
- wadset10
- waired10
- waited10
- warted10
- wasted10
- weirds10
- widest10
- wisted10
- rawest9
- tawers9
- twiers9
- waiter9
- waster9
- waters9
- wriest9
- writes9
- dawts9
- dewar9
- draws9
- sawed9
- sward9
- tawed9
- wader9
- wades9
- wadis9
- wards9
- wared9
- weird9
- wider9
- wides9
- wired9
- wised9
- wited9
- wried9
- aridest8
- astride8
- diaster8
- disrate8
- staider8
- tardies8
- tirades8
- resaw8
- sawer8
- sewar8
- straw8
- strew8
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