Is TERTIAN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TERTIAN is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 7 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TERTIAN mean?
- adjective
relating to symptoms (especially malarial fever) that appear every other day
“tertian fever”
- adjective
of or relating to a tonal system based on major thirds
“a tertian tonal system”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Letters
- 7
T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + T (1) + I (1) + A (1) + N (1) = 7 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 TERTIAN
Single letters that turn TERTIAN 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
Anagrams of TERTIAN
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from TERTIAN
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- intreat7
- iterant7
- nattier7
- nitrate7
- attire6
- natter6
- ratine6
- ratite6
- ratten6
- retain6
- retina6
- retint6
- tinter6
- antre5
- entia5
- inert5
- inter5
- irate5
- niter5
- nitre5
- retia5
- riant5
- taint5
- tater5
- tenia5
- terai5
- tetra5
- tetri5
- tinea5
- titan5
- titer5
- titre5
- train5
- trait5
- treat5
- trine5
- trite5
- airn4
- airt4
- ante4
- anti4
- arie4
- earn4
- etna4
- nare4
- near4
- neat4
- nett4
- nite4
- rain4
- rani4
- rant4
- rate4
- rein4
- rent4
- rite4
- tain4
- tare4
- tarn4
- tart4
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