TABU is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. TABU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TABU?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TABU is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TABU
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TABU scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TABU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What stands out about TABU
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TABU mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A variant spelling of taboo, a prohibition against the use or mention of something because of its sacred or forbidden nature.
Tabu comes, like taboo, from a Polynesian word describing something set apart and forbidden by social or religious custom. English writers most often use the spelling taboo, so tabu appears mainly in older or more formal texts discussing Pacific island custom.
How TABU is used
Rare alongside the standard spelling taboo; mostly seen in older writing about Polynesian custom.
- Touching the chief's belongings was tabu among the islanders.
- The elders explained why the grove had long been tabu.
- Breaking a tabu was believed to bring misfortune on the whole village.
- Missionaries recorded which foods were tabu to certain families.
- The old book uses tabu where a modern writer would put taboo.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TABU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TABU
The 4 tiles of TABU in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with TABU
Showing 24 of 33 words that begin with TABU.
Words ending in TABU
1 words end in TABU. Useful as a back hook: play TABU onto a word already on the board.
Words with TABU inside
13 words contain TABU in the middle. Words that start with TABU are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TABU
Common questions about TABU
- Is TABU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TABU, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TABU worth?
- TABU is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TABU mean?
- A variant spelling of taboo, a prohibition against the use or mention of something because of its sacred or forbidden nature.
- What letters can be added to TABU?
- TABU takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TABU:
Open TABU in the Word Finder