TACKLE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TACKLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TACKLE?
| 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 TACKLE is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TACKLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TACKLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TACKLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does TACKLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To take on a problem or task and try to deal with it, or to seize and bring down a person.
Tackle covers two broad ideas: facing a difficulty head on, and physically stopping someone. In sport, notably football and rugby, a player tackles an opponent to win the ball or stop an advance. Outside sport, people tackle chores, questions and even awkward conversations. The noun is equally useful, naming fishing gear or the ropes and pulleys used to lift heavy loads.
How TACKLE is used
Everyday verb in both sport and general speech; the noun also means equipment, especially for fishing.
- We must tackle the leak before winter.
- The defender raced in to tackle the striker.
- She decided to tackle the hardest question first.
- It takes patience to tackle a garden left wild for years.
- He kept his tackle in a box beside the boat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TACKLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TACKLE
5 longer words begin with TACKLE.
Shorter words from the letters in TACKLE
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Common questions about TACKLE
- Is TACKLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TACKLE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TACKLE worth?
- TACKLE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TACKLE mean?
- To take on a problem or task and try to deal with it, or to seize and bring down a person.
- What letters can be added to TACKLE?
- TACKLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TACKLE:
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