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Tertiary

t 1e 1r 1t 1i 1a 1r 1y 4

About 3 syllables

noun · adjective · 8 letters · Less common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does tertiary mean?

noun

  1. from 63 million to 2 million years ago

    Synonymstertiary period

adjective

  1. coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position

    Synonymsthird

Is TERTIARY a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is TERTIARY worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
t 1e 1r 1t 1i 1a 1r 1y 4

Words With Friends

10 pts
t 1e 1r 1t 1i 1a 1r 1y 3

Wordfeud

11 pts
t 1e 1r 1t 1i 1a 1r 1y 4

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
t 1e 1r 1t 1i 1a 1r 1y 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in TERTIARY

Words that end like TERTIARY

Common words that share the ending -IARY, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

diarysubsidiaryauxiliaryjudiciaryincendiarybeneficiaryintermediarypenitentiary
All words ending in -IARY

Tertiary: quick answers

Is TERTIARY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. TERTIARY is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is TERTIARY worth?
TERTIARY scores 11 points in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does tertiary mean?
As a noun, tertiary means “from 63 million to 2 million years ago”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in TERTIARY?
You can make 147 shorter words from TERTIARY, such as RATTERY, RETIARY, ARTERY, RARITY. See the full list.