Yes. TRANQ is a valid word.
TRANQ is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
TRANQ is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About TRANQ
TRANQ is short for tranquilizer, the kind of drug used to calm a person or an animal; it is also spelled TRANK, and the plurals TRANQS and TRANKS are valid. TRANQ is one of only a few words that end in Q, so it can put the Q on a bonus square at the far end of your play. Its letters, T, R, A and N, are among the most common in the bag.
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TRANQ scores 14 points
Before any bonus squares: T 1 + R 1 + A 1 + N 1 + Q 10 = 14. On a double-word square that's 28, on a triple-word 42, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: TRANQ as the first play
Later in the game, put the Q on a 3L square and TRANQ is worth 34 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
After TRANQ (1):
- TRANQSform of TRANQ: same as TRANK
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from TRANQ
Other forms of TRANQ (1):
- TRANQSform of TRANQ: same as TRANK
Words that start with TRANQ:
- TRANQUIL(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
- TRANQUILERform of TRANQUIL: (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
- TRANQUILLYwithout emotional agitation
- TRANQUILESTform of TRANQUIL: (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
- TRANQUILISE
- TRANQUILITYa disposition free from stress or emotion
- TRANQUILIZEmake calm or still
- TRANQUILLERform of TRANQUIL: (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
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- TRANQUILISED
- TRANQUILISER
- TRANQUILISES
- TRANQUILIZEDform of TRANQUILIZE: make calm or still
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Memory tip
TRANQ is slang for a tranquilizer, also spelled TRANK. The Q sits at the very end.
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