TACAMAHAC is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. TACAMAHAC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TACAMAHAC?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TACAMAHAC is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TACAMAHAC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tacamahacsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TACAMAHAC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TACAMAHAC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 4 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TACAMAHAC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TACAMAHAC
- The letter A appears four times in TACAMAHAC.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TACAMAHAC mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A strong-smelling resin from certain tropical trees, or the balsam poplar of North America.
Old pharmacists used tacamahac in ointments and as incense because of its sharp balsamic scent. In North America the word is also applied to a poplar whose buds produce a fragrant sticky gum. The name entered English from a Mexican language.
How TACAMAHAC is used
An old-fashioned botanical and pharmacy term for a resin or the tree that yields it.
- The salve was made from tacamahac and wax.
- A tacamahac grew beside the river bank.
- Sticky tacamahac clung to the buds in spring.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TACAMAHAC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TACAMAHAC
1 longer words begin with TACAMAHAC.
Shorter words from the letters in TACAMAHAC
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Common questions about TACAMAHAC
- Is TACAMAHAC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TACAMAHAC, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TACAMAHAC worth?
- TACAMAHAC is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TACAMAHAC mean?
- A strong-smelling resin from certain tropical trees, or the balsam poplar of North America.
- What letters can be added to TACAMAHAC?
- TACAMAHAC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TACAMAHAC:
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