TABUN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. TABUN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TABUN?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TABUN is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TABUN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tabunsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TABUN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TABUN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does TABUN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A highly toxic organophosphorus compound developed as a nerve agent, the first of its kind to be synthesized.
German chemists first produced tabun in the 1930s while researching pesticides, and they quickly recognized its extreme toxicity to the nervous system. Even a tiny amount of tabun disrupts the signals nerves send to muscles, and exposure can be fatal within minutes without prompt treatment. It belongs to the same family of nerve agents as sarin and VX, all of which are banned under international chemical weapons treaties.
How TABUN is used
Encountered mainly in chemistry, military history, and discussions of chemical weapons treaties, not in everyday speech.
- Researchers first synthesized tabun while testing new pesticides.
- International treaties ban the production and storage of tabun.
- Tabun attacks the nervous system within moments of exposure.
- The report listed tabun alongside sarin as a banned nerve agent.
- Historians described how tabun was developed just before the war.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TABUN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TABUN
1 longer words begin with TABUN.
Shorter words from the letters in TABUN
Common questions about TABUN
- Is TABUN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TABUN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TABUN worth?
- TABUN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TABUN mean?
- A highly toxic organophosphorus compound developed as a nerve agent, the first of its kind to be synthesized.
- What letters can be added to TABUN?
- TABUN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TABUN:
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