TACTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TACTIC 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 TACTIC?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TACTIC is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TACTIC
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TACTIC scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TACTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 981,113.
What does TACTIC mean in Scrabble?
noun
A planned action or method used to achieve a particular goal.
A tactic is one step in a larger plan: a chess player may use a quick exchange of pieces as a tactic within a longer strategy. Writers often set tactic against strategy, with strategy meaning the overall aim and tactic the particular move. The word comes from the Greek for arranging troops in order, and it is most often heard in the plural, tactics.
How TACTIC is used
Used in military, sport, business and politics; the plural tactics is more common.
- Delaying the vote was a clever tactic.
- The coach changed his tactic at half time.
- Surprise is the oldest tactic in war.
- Her tactic was to stay calm and say little.
- That tactic worked once but will not work again.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TACTIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TACTIC
The 6 tiles of TACTIC in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TACTIC
7 longer words begin with TACTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in TACTIC
Common questions about TACTIC
- Is TACTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TACTIC, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TACTIC worth?
- TACTIC is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TACTIC mean?
- A planned action or method used to achieve a particular goal.
- What letters can be added to TACTIC?
- TACTIC takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TACTIC:
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