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Is TARANTULA a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list TARANTULA 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.

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What does TARANTULA mean?

  1. nounlarge southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement)
  2. nounlarge hairy tropical spider with fangs that can inflict painful but not highly venomous bites

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Hooks for TARANTULA

Add a letter to make a new word: TARANTULAE, TARANTULAS.

Words inside TARANTULA

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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.

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Is TARANTULA a Scrabble word?

TARANTULA 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 TARANTULA worth?

TARANTULA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does TARANTULA mean?

Large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement).