Is TAR a Scrabble word?
Yes. TAR is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 3 in Words With Friends.
Meaning A black, oil, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.
Noun 4 meanings
A black, oil, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.
A program for archiving files, common on Unix systems.
A file produced by such a program.
A Persian long-necked, waisted string instrument, shared by many cultures and countries in the Middle East and the Caucasus.
Verb 3 meanings
To coat with tar.
To besmirch.
“The allegations tarred his name, even though he was found innocent.”
To create a tar archive.
Etymology
From Middle English ter, terr, tarr, from Old English teoru, from Proto-West Germanic *teru, from Proto-Germanic *terwą, from Proto-Indo-European *derwo-, from *dóru (“tree”).
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TAR at a glance
TAR has 3 letters and scores 3 points in Scrabble (T 1 + A 1 + R 1) and 3 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #12,319 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
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