TABLOID is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TABLOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TABLOID?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TABLOID is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TABLOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TABLOID scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TABLOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What does TABLOID mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small-format newspaper with short, popular articles, often sensational in tone.
A tabloid is half the page size of a broadsheet and leans on large headlines and photos. The word is also used for the style of journalism these papers favour.
How TABLOID is used
Can describe the size, or in a critical tone the sensational style.
- The tabloid ran the story on its front page.
- He reads a tabloid on the train each morning.
- Critics call it tabloid journalism.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TABLOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TABLOID
6 longer words begin with TABLOID.
Shorter words from the letters in TABLOID
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Common questions about TABLOID
- Is TABLOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TABLOID, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TABLOID worth?
- TABLOID is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TABLOID mean?
- A small-format newspaper with short, popular articles, often sensational in tone.
- What letters can be added to TABLOID?
- TABLOID takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TABLOID:
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