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Is TANGENT a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list TANGENT is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

Scrabble pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
8117

What does TANGENT mean?

  1. nouna straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point
  2. nounratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle

Definitions from WordNet.

Hooks for TANGENT

Add a letter to make a new word: TANGENTS.

Words inside TANGENT

See all 53 words you can make from TANGENT

Similar word lists

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About this list

Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up TANGENT in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is TANGENT a Scrabble word?

TANGENT is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is TANGENT worth?

TANGENT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does TANGENT mean?

A straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point.