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Yes. The word tarnish is a Scrabble US word. The word tarnish is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word tarnish is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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7-letter words (1 found)

TARNISH,

6-letter words (10 found)

AIRTHS,ARSHIN,HAINTS,HAIRST,INSTAR,SANTIR,SHAIRN,SHANTI,STRAIN,TRAINS,

5-letter words (55 found)

AHINT,AIRNS,AIRTH,AIRTS,ANTIS,ARISH,ARTIS,ASTIR,HAINS,HAINT,HAIRS,HANTS,HARNS,HARTS,HIANT,HINTS,INTRA,NARIS,NASHI,NATIS,RAINS,RAITS,RANIS,RANTS,RATHS,RIANT,SAINT,SAITH,SARIN,SATIN,SHARN,SHIRT,SITAR,SNATH,SNIRT,STAIN,STAIR,STARN,STRIA,TAHRS,TAINS,TAISH,TANHS,TARNS,TARSI,THANS,THARS,THINS,TIANS,TIARS,TINAS,TRAIN,TRANS,TRASH,TRINS,

4-letter words (78 found)

AHIS,AINS,AIRN,AIRS,AIRT,AITS,ANIS,ANTI,ANTS,ARIS,ARTI,ARTS,HAIN,HAIR,HANT,HARN,HART,HAST,HATS,HINS,HINT,HISN,HIST,HITS,ISNA,ITAS,NATS,NISH,NITS,RAHS,RAIN,RAIS,RAIT,RANI,RANT,RASH,RAST,RATH,RATS,RIAS,RINS,RITS,SAIN,SAIR,SANT,SARI,SATI,SHAN,SHAT,SHIN,SHIR,SHIT,SHRI,SINH,SITH,SNAR,SNIT,STAR,STIR,TAHR,TAIN,TAIS,TANH,TANS,TARN,TARS,TASH,THAN,THAR,THIN,THIR,THIS,TIAN,TIAR,TINA,TINS,TRIN,TSAR,

3-letter words (52 found)

AHI,AHS,AIN,AIR,AIS,AIT,ANI,ANS,ANT,ARS,ART,ASH,ATS,HAN,HAS,HAT,HIN,HIS,HIT,INS,ISH,ITA,ITS,NAH,NAS,NAT,NIS,NIT,NTH,RAH,RAI,RAN,RAS,RAT,RIA,RIN,RIT,SAI,SAN,SAR,SAT,SHA,SIN,SIR,SIT,SRI,TAI,TAN,TAR,TAS,TIN,TIS,

2-letter words (17 found)

AH,AI,AN,AR,AS,AT,HA,HI,IN,IS,IT,NA,SH,SI,ST,TA,TI,

You can make 213 words from tarnish according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of tarnish

tarnish

Etymology

From Middle English ternysshen, a borrowing from Old French terniss-, stem of ternir (“to make dim, make wan”), borrowed from Frankish *darnijan (“to conceal”). Doublet of dern and darn.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɑːnɪʃ/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɑɹnɪʃ/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)nɪʃ

Noun

tarnish (usually uncountable, plural tarnishes)

  1. Oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air.
    • 1918, Hannah Teresa Rowley, Mrs. Helen Louise (Wales) Farrell, Principles of Chemistry Applied to the Household
      Precipitated calcium carbonate, a very fine powdery form, is used as a basis for many tooth powders and pastes. As whiting it finds a wide use in cleaning metals of their tarnishes.

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Verb

tarnish (third-person singular simple present tarnishes, present participle tarnishing, simple past and past participle tarnished)

  1. (intransitive) To oxidize or discolor due to oxidation.
  2. (transitive) To compromise, damage, soil, or sully.
  3. (intransitive, figurative) To lose its lustre or attraction; to become dull.
  4. (copyright law) To use a sign, image, expression, etc. sufficiently close to a trademarked one that it brings disrepute to it.

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Anagrams

  • Hartins, rantish

Source: wiktionary.org