TARNISHES

9 letters, 12 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What TARNISHES Means

TARNISHES 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

TARNISHES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as T1 A1 R1 N1 I1 S1 H4 E1 S1.

Anagrams of TARNISHES (2)

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

SHARNIEST STARSHINE

Words Made From The Letters In TARNISHES

762 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 (16)

ANTHESIS ARSHINES ARTINESS HAIRNETS INEARTHS RESIANTS RETSINAS SHANTIES SHEITANS SHERIATS SNARIEST STAINERS STARNIES STEARINS STHENIAS THERIANS

7 letter words (69)

6 letter words (133)

5 letter words (225)

AESIR AHENT AHINT AIRNS AIRTH AIRTS ANISE ANTES ANTIS ANTRE ARETS ARISE ARISH ARSIS ARTIS ASHEN ASHES ASHET ASSET ASTER ASTIR EARNS EARST EARTH EASTS ENTIA ETNAS HAETS HAINS HAINT HAIRS HANSE HANTS HARES HARNS HARTS HASTE HATER HATES HEARS HEART HEAST HEATS HEIRS HEIST HENTS HERNS HESTS HIANT HINTS HIRES HISTS INERT INSET INTER INTRA IRATE ISHES ISNAE ITHER NARES NARIS NASHI NATES NATIS NEARS NEATH NEATS NEIST NERTS NESTS NISSE NITER NITES NITRE RAINE RAINS RAISE RAITS RANIS RANTS RASES RASSE RATES RATHE RATHS REANS REAST REINS REIST RENTS RESAT RESIN RESIT RESTS RETIA RHEAS RHIES RHINE RIANT RINES RINSE RISEN RISES RITES SAINE SAINS SAINT SAIRS SAIST SAITH SANER SANES SANTS SARIN SARIS SASER SASIN SATES SATIN SATIS SEANS SEARS SEATS SEHRI SEIRS SENAS SENSA SENSI SENTI SENTS SERAI SERIN SHANS SHARE SHARN SHART SHEAR SHEAS SHENT SHETS SHIER SHIES SHINE SHINS SHIRE SHIRS SHIRT SHIST SHRIS SIENS SIENT SIETH SINES SINHS SIREN SIRES SITAR SITES SITHE SNARE SNARS SNASH SNATH SNIES SNIRT SNITS STAIN STAIR STANE STARE STARN STARS STASH STEAN STEAR STEIN STENS STERN STIES STIRE STIRS STRAE STRIA TAHRS TAINS TAISH TANHS TARES TARNS TARSI TASER TASSE TEARS TEHRS TEINS TENIA TERAI TERAS TERNS THANE THANS THARS THEIN THEIR THENS THINE THINS THRAE TIANS TIARS TIERS TINAS TINEA TINES TIRES TRAIN TRANS TRASH TRASS TRESS TRIES TRINE TRINS TSARS

4 letter words (194)

3 letter words (97)

AHI AHS AIN AIR AIS AIT ANE ANI ANS ANT ARE ARS ART ASH ATE ATS EAN EAR EAS EAT EHS ENS ERA ERN ERS ESS EST ETA ETH HAE HAN HAS HAT HEN HER HES HET HIE HIN HIS HIT INS IRE ISH ITA ITS NAE NAH NAS NAT NET NIE NIS NIT NTH RAH RAI RAN RAS RAT REH REI REN RES RET RIA RIN RIT SAE SAI SAN SAR SAT SEA SEI SEN SER SET SHA SHE SIN SIR SIS SIT SRI TAE TAI TAN TAR TAS TEA TEN TES THE TIE TIN TIS

2 letter words (28)

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

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