TACH is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TACH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TACH?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TACH is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TACH
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TACH scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TACH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does TACH mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A tachometer — the short form.
Tach is built on a Greek root meaning swift, and it measures how fast an engine turns rather than how fast a vehicle moves. Drivers confuse the two instruments constantly.
How TACH is used
Countable: a tach, two tachs. Informal.
- The tach reads engine speed and not road speed.
- The word tach comes from a Greek root meaning swift.
- Two tachs fitted to the same dashboard.
- Drivers confuse the tach with the other dial.
- A tach is short for a longer instrument name.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TACH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TACH
The 4 tiles of TACH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TACH
Showing 24 of 78 words that begin with TACH.
Words ending in TACH
4 words end in TACH. Useful as a back hook: play TACH onto a word already on the board.
Words with TACH inside
Showing 24 of 94 words that contain TACH somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TACH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TACH
Common questions about TACH
- Is TACH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TACH, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TACH worth?
- TACH is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TACH mean?
- A tachometer — the short form.
- What letters can be added to TACH?
- TACH takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TACH:
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