TONTINES

What TONTINES Means

TONTINES is a form of TONTINE, which means:

1. noun: a form of life insurance whereby on the death or default of a participant their share is distributed to the remaining members
2. noun: an annuity scheme wherein participants share certain benefits and on the death of any participant their benefits are redistributed among the remaining participants; can run for a fixed period of time or until the death of all but one participant

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

TONTINES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as T1 O1 N1 T1 I1 N1 E1 S1.

Anagrams of TONTINES (1)

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

Words Made From The Letters In TONTINES

178 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.

7 letter words (9)

6 letter words (22)

5 letter words (39)

4 letter words (52)

3 letter words (37)

2 letter words (19)

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