What TARNISHING Means
TARNISHING 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
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
TARNISHING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as T1 A1 R1 N1 I1 S1 H4 I1 N1 G2.
Words Made From The Letters In TARNISHING
487 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 (3)
8 letter words (16)
AIRTHINGHAININGSHINTINGSINGRAINSNITHINGSRANTINGSSAINTINGSATININGSHARTINGSHIRTINGSHRININGSTAININGSTARNINGTANGHINSTRAININGTRASHING
7 letter words (47)
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6 letter words (63)
AIRINGAIRTHSANIGHTANTINGARIGHTARSHINARSINGASHINGATIGISGAINSTGARISHGARTHSGIANTSGIRTHSGRAINSGRAITHGRANTSGRATINGRATISGRITHSHAINTSHAIRSTHANGISHARINGHATINGHIRINGINGANSINSTARISATINNGATISNIGHTSNINTHSRAGINIRAHINGRAISINRANGISRASINGRATINGRIGHTSRISINGSANINGSANTIRSARINGSATINGSHAIRNSHANTISININGSIRINGSITINGSTRAINSTRANGSTRIGASTRINGTAHINITANGISTARINGTHAGISTHANGSTHINGSTHRANGTININGTIRINGTRAINS
5 letter words (124)
AGISTAGRINAHINGAHINTAIGHTAIRNSAIRTHAIRTSANGSTANIGHANTISARISHARTISASTIRATIGIGAINSGAIRSGAITSGANTSGARISGARNIGARTHGATHSGHASTGHATSGIANTGIRNSGIRSHGIRTHGIRTSGNARSGNASHGNATSGRAINGRANSGRANTGRINSGRISTGRITHGRITSHAINSHAINTHAIRSHANGIHANGSHANTSHARNSHARTSHIANTHINGSHINTSINGANINNITINTISINTRAIRINGNARISNASHINATISNGATINIGHSNIGHTNINTHRAGISRAINSRAITSRANGIRANISRANTSRATHSRIANTRIGHTRINGSRISHISAINTSAITHSANGHSARINSATINSHARNSHARTSHIAISHIRTSIGHTSIGNASIRIHSITARSNATHSNIRTSTAIGSTAINSTAIRSTANGSTARNSTINGSTRAGSTRIASTRIGTAHRSTAIGSTAINSTAISHTANGITANGSTANHSTARNSTARSITHAGITHANGTHANSTHARSTHIGSTHINGTHINSTIANSTIARSTINASTINGSTRAGITRAINTRANSTRASHTRIGSTRINS
4 letter words (143)
AGINAHISAINSAIRNAIRSAIRTAITSANISANNSANTIANTSARGHARISARTIARTSGAINGAIRGAITGANSGANTGARIGARSGARTGASHGASTGATHGATSGHATGHISGINNGINSGIRNGIRTGISTGITSGNARGNATGRANGRATGRINGRISGRITHAGSHAINHAIRHANGHANTHARNHARTHASTHATSHINGHINSHINTHISNHISTHITSINGSINIAINNSINTIIRISISITISNAITASNAGSNAINNANGNANSNATSNGAINIGHNISHNISINITSRAGIRAGSRAHSRAINRAISRAITRANGRANIRANTRASHRASTRATHRATSRIASRIGSRINGRINSRITSSAINSAIRSANGSANTSARISATISHANSHATSHINSHIRSHRISIGHSIGNSINGSINHSIRISITHSNAGSNARSNIGSNITSTAGSTARSTIRTAGSTAHRTAIGTAINTAISTANGTANHTANSTARNTARSTASHTHANTHARTHIGTHINTHIRTHISTIANTIARTIGSTINATINGTINSTRIGTRINTSAR
3 letter words (72)
AGSAHIAHSAINAIRAISAITANIANNANSANTARSARTASHATSGANGARGASGATGHIGINGISGITHAGHANHASHATHINHISHITINGINNINSISHITAITSNAGNAHNANNASNATNISNITNTHRAGRAHRAIRANRASRATRIARIGRINRITSAGSAISANSARSATSHASINSIRSITSRITAGTAITANTARTASTIGTINTIS
2 letter words (19)
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