Possible Words From tantalus
By length, the words from TANTALUS split into 2 with 8 letters, 4 with 7, 11 with 6, 38 with 5, 51 with 4, 33 with 3 and 13 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
8 Letter Words You Can Make with tantalus
2 words · top score 8
The 8-letter words made with TANTALUS letters are 2: TANTALUS itself and 1 anagram, TALAUNTS. Each scores 8 points.
7 Letter Words You Can Make with tantalus
4 words · top score 7 (+50 for all 7 tiles)
The 7-letter words in TANTALUS come to 4, each scoring 7 points.
6 Letter Words You Can Make with tantalus
11 words · top score 6 · everyday: SULTAN
All 11 of the 6-letter words from TANTALUS score 6 points. SULTAN is the one most people know.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with tantalus
38 words · top score 5 · everyday: ATLAS, SAUNA, NATAL
Every one of the 38 5-letter words you get when you unscramble TANTALUS scores 5. ATLAS, SAUNA and NATAL are everyday picks.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with tantalus
51 words · top score 4 · everyday: LAST, SALT, NUTS
The 4-letter words you get when you unscramble TANTALUS come to 51, each scoring 4 points. LAST, SALT and NUTS are the familiar ones.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with tantalus
33 words · top score 3 · everyday: SUN, SAT, LAT
All 33 of the 3-letter words from TANTALUS score 3 points. SUN, SAT and LAT are the ones most people know.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with tantalus
13 words · top score 2 · everyday: AT, AS, AN
The 2-letter words in TANTALUS come to 13, each scoring 2 points. AT, AS and AN are the familiar ones.
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Change One Tile in TANTALUS
Trade one tile of TANTALUS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
- T S gives SULTANAS · words from sultanas
- S M gives TANTALUM · unscramble tantalum
- T R gives NATURALS · words from naturals
- L R gives SATURANT · unscramble saturant
- N B gives ABUTTALS · unscramble abuttals
- A I gives LUTANIST · words from lutanist
More 8-letter words: starting with TA · ending in US · all 8-letter words
What the Best TANTALUS Words Mean
TANTALUS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
- TANTALUS 8 · 11
- a case for wine bottles
- SALTANT 7 · 9
- jumping or dancing
- SULTANA 7 · 10
- pale yellow seedless grape used for raisins and wine
- ALANTS 6 · 8
- a large hunting dog
- ASLANT 6 · 8
- having an oblique or slanted direction
- LAUANS 6 · 9
- a Philippine timber
- STATAL 6 · 7
- pertaining to a national government
- SULTAN 6 · 9
- the ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former Ottoman Empire)
TANTALUS in Scrabble and Words With Friends: Can You Play It?
Yes. TANTALUS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| TANTALUS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 152) | 113 | 152 | 103 |
* Lists: NWL2023, Collins CSW24, Words With Friends' own (changing) list.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 39 of them: TALAUNTS, TALANTS, TALAUNT, SANTAL, STATUA, TALANT, TUTSAN, UNLAST, ASTUN, ATUAS, AULAS, LANAS and 27 more. Words With Friends* skips 10 of them: NALAS, SALAT, SALUT, LUNS, NALA, SLUT, STAN, ATS, LUN and SAN.
Unscramble TANTALUS and you have 152 words, TANTALUS itself among them: it scores 8 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 8 points: TALAUNTS. The 8 letters split into 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
One Extra Tile and TANTALUS Grows
These 3 words take every letter of TANTALUS plus a single extra one.