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Tertiary

/ˈtɜː.ʃi.ə.ɹiː/

Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:10 pts8 letters
Definition of Tertiary

noun

  1. Any item considered to be of third order.
  2. A tertiary colour.
  3. Something from the Tertiary Period (the former term for the geologic period from 65 million to 2.58 million years ago).
  4. A tertiary feather; a tertial.
  5. A member of a Roman Catholic third order; a layperson who participates in activities similar to those engaged in by men and women who take religious vows (respectively the first and second orders), and who may wear some elements of an order's habit such as a scapular.

adjective

  1. Of third rank or order; subsequent.
  2. Possessing some quality in the third degree; especially having been subjected to the substitution of three atoms or radicals.

    "a tertiary alcohol, amine, or salt"

  3. Of quills: growing on the innermost joint of a bird's wing; tertial.
Anagrams of Tertiary

No exact anagrams found for "tertiary". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "tertiary" and rearranging:

+mtermitary
Related Word Patterns
TE...Words starting with "te"...RYWords ending with "ry"All 8-letter wordsUnscramble "tertiary"
Letter Values
t1
e1
r1
t1
i1
a1
r1
y4

Total: 11 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Tertiary
abhenryablutionaryabolitionaryaccessaryaccessoryaccretionaryaccusatoryacidimetryactinometryactuaryadditoryadjudicatory
Related 8-Letter Words
tabanidstabardedtabaretstabbisestabbyingtaberingtabeticstableaustableauxtablefultabletedtabletoptabloidstabooingtabooley

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Tertiary"

Tertiary is a 8-letter word that scores 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Tertiary" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "tertiary" is a medium-scoring word.