TACONITE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TACONITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TACONITE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TACONITE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TACONITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
taconitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TACONITE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TACONITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TACONITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TACONITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalNorth American
A hard rock of low-grade iron ore, mined in the Lake Superior region.
Miners crush taconite and process it into pellets before the iron can be smelted. It became important when the richer ores began to run out.
How TACONITE is used
Taconite is mining and geology vocabulary tied to the Great Lakes.
- Trains carried taconite pellets to the lake port.
- The pit produces millions of tons of taconite a year.
- Workers blasted the taconite out of the hillside.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TACONITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TACONITE
1 longer words begin with TACONITE.
Shorter words from the letters in TACONITE
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Common questions about TACONITE
- Is TACONITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TACONITE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TACONITE worth?
- TACONITE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TACONITE mean?
- A hard rock of low-grade iron ore, mined in the Lake Superior region.
- What letters can be added to TACONITE?
- TACONITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TACONITE:
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