Is TERTIARY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TERTIARY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TERTIARY mean?
- 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
11
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
8
Letters
T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + T (1) + I (1) + A (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 11 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 TERTIARY
TERTIARY 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 TERTIARY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- retiary10
- artery9
- rarity9
- treaty9
- yatter9
- yttria9
- eyrir8
- ratty8
- retry8
- tarry8
- tarty8
- teary8
- terry8
- yarer8
- rattier7
- tartier7
- aery7
- airy7
- arty7
- eyra7
- tray7
- trey7
- tyer7
- tyre7
- yare7
- year7
- yeti7
- yett7
- yirr7
- artier6
- attire6
- irater6
- ratite6
- ratter6
- ritter6
- tarter6
- territ6
- triter6
- aye6
- ray6
- rya6
- rye6
- try6
- tye6
- yar6
- yea6
- yer6
- yet6
- airer5
- irate5
- rater5
- retia5
- tarre5
- tater5
- terai5
- terra5
- tetra5
- tetri5
- titer5
- titre5
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