TARNISHED

9 letters, 13 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What TARNISHED Means

TARNISHED is a form of TARNISH, which means:

noun: discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
verb: make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically“The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air”

Similar words

STAIN MACULATE SULLY DEFILE

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

TARNISHED is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 13 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as T1 A1 R1 N1 I1 S1 H4 E1 D2.

Anagrams of TARNISHED (2)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

ANTHERIDS INTERDASH

Words Made From The Letters In TARNISHED

969 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.

8 letter words (10)

ANTHERID DETRAINS HAIRNETS HAIRSTED HANDIEST HARDIEST INEARTHS RANDIEST STRAINED THERIANS

7 letter words (74)

6 letter words (152)

AIDERS AIREST AIRNED AIRTED AIRTHS ANTHER ANTRES ARDENT ARISEN ARSHIN ARSINE ARTIES ASHIER ASHINE ASTERN DAINES DANISH DASHER DATERS DEAIRS DEARNS DEARTH DEATHS DENARI DENARS DERATS DERTHS DETAIN DINARS DINERS DIREST DITHER DRAINS DRANTS DRIEST EADISH EARTHS ENDART ENDASH ESTRIN HAINED HAINTS HAIRED HAIRST HANDER HANTED HARDEN HARTEN HASTED HASTEN HATERS HATRED HEARDS HEARTS HERNIA HIDERS HINDER HINTED HINTER HISTED IDANTS IDENTS INDART INERTS INSERT INSTAR INTERS IRADES NADIRS NIDATE NITERS NITHER NITRES RADISH RAINED RAINES RAISED RAITED RANDIE RANIDS RANTED RASHED RASHIE RATINE REDANS REDIAS RESAID RETAIN RETINA RHINES RIDENT RINSED SAINED SAIRED SAITHE SANDER SANDHI SANTIR SARNIE SATIRE SDAINE SEITAN SHADER SHAIRD SHAIRN SHANTI SHARED SHERIA SHINED SHINER SHIRED SHRINE SINTER SITHED SITHEN SNARED SNATHE SNEATH SNIDER STANED STARED STEARD STERNA STIRED STRAIN STRAND STRIAE STRIDE TASHED TEINDS TENIAS TERAIS THANES THEINS THEIRS THENAR THIRDS THREAD THRIDS TINDER TINEAS TIRADE TISANE TRADES TRAINS TRANSE TREADS TRENDS TRIADS TRIENS TRINED TRINES

5 letter words (301)

ADITS AESIR AHENT AHIND AHINT AIDER AIDES AIRED AIRNS AIRTH AIRTS ANISE ANTED ANTES ANTIS ANTRE ARETS ARISE ARISH ARTIS ASHED ASHEN ASHET ASIDE ASTER ASTIR DAINE DAINT DANTS DARES DARIS DARNS DARTS DASHI DATER DATES DEAIR DEANS DEARN DEARS DEASH DEATH DEIST DENAR DENIS DENTS DERAT DERNS DERTH DESHI DIANE DIETS DINAR DINER DINES DINTS DIRTS DITAS DITES DRAIN DRANT DRATS DRENT DREST DRIES EARDS EARNS EARST EARTH EDITS ENTIA ETNAS HADES HADST HAETS HAINS HAINT HAIRS HANDS HANSE HANTS HARDS HARED HARES HARNS HARTS HASTE HATED HATER HATES HEADS HEARD HEARS HEART HEAST HEATS HEIDS HEIRS HEIST HENDS HENTS HERDS HERNS HIANT HIDER HIDES HINDS HINTS HIRED HIRES IDANT IDEAS IDENT INERT INSET INTER INTRA IRADE IRATE ISNAE ITHER NADIR NARDS NARES NARIS NASHI NATES NATIS NEARS NEATH NEATS NEIST NERDS NERTS NIDES NITER NITES NITRE RAHED RAIDS RAINE RAINS RAISE RAITS RANDS RANID RANIS RANTS RASED RATED RATES RATHE RATHS READS REANS REAST REDAN REDIA REINS REIST RENDS RENTS RESAT RESID RESIN RESIT RETIA RHEAS RHIES RHINE RIADS RIANT RIDES RINDS RINES RINSE RISEN RITES SADHE SAINE SAINT SAITH SANED SANER SARED SARIN SATED SATIN SDEIN SEDAN SEHRI SENTI SERAI SERIN SHADE SHAND SHARD SHARE SHARN SHART SHEAR SHEND SHENT SHERD SHIED SHIER SHINE SHIRE SHIRT SHRED SIDER SIDHA SIDHE SIENT SIETH SINED SIRED SIREN SITAR SITED SITHE SNARE SNATH SNEAD SNIDE SNIRT STADE STAID STAIN STAIR STAND STANE STARE STARN STEAD STEAN STEAR STEIN STEND STERN STIED STIRE STRAD STRAE STRIA TAHRS TAINS TAISH TANHS TARED TARES TARNS TARSI TASER TEADS TEARS TEHRS TEIND TEINS TENDS TENIA TERAI TERAS TERNS THANE THANS THARS THEIN THEIR THENS THINE THINS THIRD THRAE THRID TIANS TIARS TIDES TIERS TINAS TINDS TINEA TINED TINES TIRED TIRES TRADE TRADS TRAIN TRANS TRASH TREAD TREND TRIAD TRIDE TRIED TRIES TRINE TRINS TSADE TSADI

4 letter words (272)

ADIT AHED AHIS AIDE AIDS AINE AINS AIRN AIRS AIRT AITS ANDS ANES ANIS ANTE ANTI ANTS ARDS ARED ARES ARET ARID ARIS ARTI ARTS ATES DAES DAHS DAIS DANS DANT DARE DARI DARN DART DASH DATE DEAN DEAR DENI DENS DENT DERN DESI DIES DIET DINE DINS DINT DIRE DIRT DISA DISH DITA DITE DITS DRAT EANS EARD EARN EARS EAST EATH EATS EDHS EDIT EINA EISH ENDS ERAS ERNS ERST ETAS ETHS ETNA HADE HADS HAED HAEN HAES HAET HAIN HAIR HAND HANT HARD HARE HARN HART HAST HATE HATS HEAD HEAR HEAT HEID HEIR HEND HENS HENT HERD HERN HERS HEST HETS HIDE HIED HIES HIND HINS HINT HIRE HISN HIST HITS IDEA IDES IRED IRES ISNA ITAS NADS NARD NARE NATS NEAR NEAT NEDS NERD NESH NEST NETS NIDE NIDS NIED NIES NISH NITE NITS RADE RADS RAHS RAID RAIN RAIS RAIT RAND RANI RANT RASE RASH RAST RATE RATH RATS READ REAN REDS REHS REIN REIS REND RENS RENT RESH REST RETS RHEA RIAD RIAS RIDE RIDS RIND RINE RINS RISE RITE RITS SADE SADI SAID SAIN SAIR SAND SANE SANT SARD SARI SATE SATI SEAN SEAR SEAT SEIR SENA SEND SENT SERA SETA SHAD SHAN SHAT SHEA SHED SHET SHIN SHIR SHRI SIDA SIDE SIDH SIEN SIND SINE SINH SIRE SITE SITH SNAR SNED SNIT STAR STED STEN STIE STIR TADS TAED TAES TAHR TAIN TAIS TANE TANH TANS TARE TARN TARS TASH TEAD TEAR TEAS TEDS TEHR TEIN TEND TENS TERN THAE THAN THAR THEN THIN THIR THIS TIAN TIAR TIDE TIDS TIED TIER TIES TINA TIND TINE TINS TIRE TRAD TRES TRIE TRIN TSAR

3 letter words (126)

ADS AHI AHS AID AIN AIR AIS AIT AND ANE ANI ANS ANT ARD ARE ARS ART ASH ATE ATS DAE DAH DAN DAS DEI DEN DIE DIN DIS DIT EAN EAR EAS EAT EDH EDS EHS END ENS ERA ERN ERS EST ETA ETH HAD HAE HAN HAS HAT HEN HER HES HET HID HIE HIN HIS HIT IDE IDS INS IRE ISH ITA ITS NAE NAH NAS NAT NED NET NID NIE NIS NIT NTH RAD RAH RAI RAN RAS RAT RED REH REI REN RES RET RIA RID RIN RIT SAD SAE SAI SAN SAR SAT SEA SED SEI SEN SER SET SHA SHE SIN SIR SIT SRI TAD TAE TAI TAN TAR TAS TEA TED TEN TES THE TID TIE TIN TIS

2 letter words (34)

AD AE AH AI AN AR AS AT DA DE DI EA ED EH EN ER ES ET HA HE HI ID IN IS IT NA NE RE SH SI ST TA TE TI

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