TAB is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. TAB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAB?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAB is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAB
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAB scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in TAB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,497.
What does TAB mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small flap or projection on an object.
Tab meaning a bill — picking up the tab — is American and probably from tabulation. Keeping tabs on somebody grew from the same idea of a running record, and neither has much to do with the paper flap on a folder.
How TAB is used
Countable: a tab, two tabs.
- The tab on the folder had worn away entirely.
- He picked up the tab and nobody argued.
- They keep tabs on every delivery and still lose some.
- The word tab for a bill is American.
- Two tabs open and neither of them read.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TAB
The 3 tiles of TAB in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TAB
Showing 24 of 192 words that begin with TAB.
Words ending in TAB
5 words end in TAB. Useful as a back hook: play TAB onto a word already on the board.
Words with TAB inside
Showing 24 of 1185 words that contain TAB somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TAB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TAB
Common questions about TAB
- Is TAB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAB, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAB worth?
- TAB is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAB mean?
- A small flap or projection on an object.
- What letters can be added to TAB?
- TAB takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of TAB:
Open TAB in the Word Finder