Is TERTIARIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TERTIARIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TERTIARIES mean?
Tertiaries is a form of TERTIARY.
- noun
from 63 million to 2 million years ago
- adjective
coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
10
Letters
T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + T (1) + I (1) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 10 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 TERTIARIES
TERTIARIES 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 TERTIARIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- arteritis9
- irritates9
- ariettes8
- arteries8
- irritate8
- iterates8
- rarities8
- retreats8
- straiter8
- tarriest8
- teariest8
- treaters8
- treaties8
- treatise8
- aeriest7
- airiest7
- ariette7
- artiest7
- artiste7
- artsier7
- attires7
- estreat7
- etriers7
- iratest7
- iterate7
- ratites7
- ratters7
- rattier7
- reraise7
- restart7
- restate7
- retaste7
- retears7
- retires7
- retreat7
- retries7
- ritters7
- seriate7
- serrate7
- starter7
- striate7
- tarries7
- tarsier7
- tartier7
- tastier7
- tearers7
- tearier7
- terrets7
- terries7
- territs7
- testier7
- treater7
- aerier6
- aeries6
- airers6
- airest6
- airier6
- aretes6
- arrest6
- artier6
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