Is TERTIANS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TERTIANS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TERTIANS mean?
Tertians is a form of TERTIAN.
- 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
8
Scrabble
9
Words With Friends
8
Letters
T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + T (1) + I (1) + A (1) + N (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 TERTIANS
TERTIANS 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 TERTIANS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from TERTIANS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- intreats8
- nitrates8
- straiten8
- anestri7
- antsier7
- artiest7
- artiste7
- attires7
- instate7
- intreat7
- iratest7
- iterant7
- nastier7
- natters7
- nattier7
- nitrate7
- ratines7
- ratites7
- rattens7
- retains7
- retinas7
- retints7
- retsina7
- satinet7
- stainer7
- stearin7
- stinter7
- striate7
- tastier7
- tertian7
- tinters7
- transit7
- airest6
- antres6
- arisen6
- arsine6
- artist6
- artsie6
- astern6
- attire6
- estrin6
- inerts6
- insert6
- instar6
- inters6
- natter6
- niters6
- nitres6
- ratine6
- ratite6
- ratten6
- retain6
- retina6
- retint6
- santir6
- sarnie6
- satire6
- seitan6
- sinter6
- sitten6
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