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Is tributary a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word tributary is a Scrabble US word. The word tributary is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

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Is tributary a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word tributary is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

T1R1I1B3U1T1A1R1Y4

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Yes. The word tributary is a Words With Friends word. The word tributary is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

TRIBUTARY,

7-letter words (2 found)

TRAYBIT,TURBARY,

6-letter words (8 found)

ABITUR,BITTUR,BRATTY,BRIARY,RARITY,RUBATI,TURBIT,YTTRIA,

5-letter words (21 found)

BARRY,BATTU,BATTY,BITTY,BRIAR,BRITT,BRUIT,BURRY,BUTTY,RATTY,RUBAI,RUTTY,RYBAT,TARRY,TARTY,TRAIT,TUART,TUBAR,URARI,URBIA,YURTA,

4-letter words (43 found)

ABRI,ABUT,AIRT,AIRY,AITU,ARTI,ARTY,BAIT,BATT,BAUR,BAYT,BIRR,BITT,BRAT,BRAY,BRIT,BRUT,BUAT,BURA,BURR,BURY,BUTT,RABI,RAIT,RATU,RIBA,RITT,RUBY,TABI,TABU,TAIT,TART,TATU,TAUT,TIAR,TIRR,TRAT,TRAY,TUBA,TURR,YARR,YIRR,YURT,

3-letter words (43 found)

ABY,AIR,AIT,ARB,ART,ARY,ATT,AYU,BAR,BAT,BAY,BIT,BRA,BRR,BRU,BUR,BUT,BUY,ITA,RAI,RAT,RAY,RIA,RIB,RIT,RUB,RUT,RYA,RYU,TAB,TAI,TAR,TAT,TAU,TAY,TIT,TRY,TUB,TUI,TUT,URB,UTA,YAR,

2-letter words (15 found)

AB,AI,AR,AT,AY,BA,BI,BY,IT,TA,TI,UR,UT,YA,YU,

You can make 133 words from tributary according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of tributary

tributary

Etymology

From Middle English tributarie (“paying tribute”), from Latin tribūtārius, from tribūtum (“tribute”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɹɪbjʊtəɹi/

Noun

tributary (plural tributaries)

  2. (hydrology) A natural water stream that flows into a larger river or other body of water.
    Synonym: affluent
    Antonym: distributary
  3. (anatomy) A vein which drains into another vein.
  4. A nation, state, or other entity that pays tribute.

Related terms

  • distributary

Translations

Adjective

tributary (not comparable)

  1. Related to the paying of tribute.
  2. subordinate; inferior
  3. Yielding supplies of any kind; serving to form or make up, a greater object of the same kind, as a part, branch, etc.; contributing.
    The Ohio has many tributary streams, and is itself tributary to the Mississippi.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • tribute

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