TARANTULAS

What TARANTULAS Means

TARANTULAS is a form of TARANTULA, which means:

1. noun: large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement)
2. noun: large hairy tropical spider with fangs that can inflict painful but not highly venomous bites

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

TARANTULAS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as T1 A1 R1 A1 N1 T1 U1 L1 A1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In TARANTULAS

304 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

9 letter words (2)

8 letter words (9)

7 letter words (18)

6 letter words (47)

5 letter words (87)

4 letter words (80)

3 letter words (46)

2 letter words (15)

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