TACE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. TACE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TACE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TACE is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TACE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TACE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TACE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What does TACE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A piece of armor plate, part of a series of overlapping plates hanging from the breastplate to protect the hips and thighs.
A tace formed part of a suit of plate armor, one of several curved metal strips fastened below the cuirass so that a soldier's hips and upper legs stayed protected while the plates still allowed the legs to move. The piece is also known by the related term tasset.
How TACE is used
Historical; found in descriptions of medieval and Renaissance armor rather than in everyday speech.
- Each tace overlapped the next to shield the knight's thighs.
- The museum displayed a breastplate with a single tace still attached.
- A tace had come loose from the suit of armor.
- The armorer riveted a new tace onto the old cuirass.
- Illustrations of the battle show soldiers protected by a row of tace plates.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TACE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TACE
The 4 tiles of TACE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TACE
2 longer words begin with TACE.
Words with TACE inside
Showing 24 of 44 words that contain TACE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TACE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TACE
Common questions about TACE
- Is TACE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TACE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TACE worth?
- TACE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TACE mean?
- A piece of armor plate, part of a series of overlapping plates hanging from the breastplate to protect the hips and thighs.
- What letters can be added to TACE?
- TACE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TACE:
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