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Is tailings a Scrabble word?

Yes, tailings is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 9 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of tailings?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (mining) The waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore by ore dressing; the waste from coal mining.Examples: "Meronym: culm"Synonyms: mullock, culmpluralplural-only

2. (alcohol production) The weak feints, the last fraction of product obtained at the end of distillation, typically impure and containing fusel oils.Examples: "[…] and it is made into a mash which is fermented and distilled in the same way that an ordinary grain mash is handled in a whisky distillery. The tailings from the still are first compressed to extract the water, and[…]"Synonyms: tail, tailspluralplural-only

3. (agriculture) Inferior or damaged grain, as well as seeds of other plants (weeds), removed from grain before milling or sowing.pluralplural-only

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "tailings"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "tailings"?

Scrabble
9 points
T1
A1
I1
L1
I1
N1
G2
S1
Words With Friends
12 points
T1
A1
I1
L2
I1
N2
G3
S1

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