TACTICAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TACTICAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TACTICAL?
| 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 TACTICAL is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TACTICAL
No single letter turns TACTICAL into another word.
How TACTICAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TACTICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TACTICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TACTICAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to carefully planned actions that aim at a specific, often short-term, goal.
Tactical originally belongs to military planning, where it concerns immediate operations rather than the wider campaign. In sport, business and politics it describes any clever move made to gain an advantage, such as tactical voting.
How TACTICAL is used
Tactical is often contrasted with strategic, which concerns the longer-term plan.
- The coach made a tactical change at half-time.
- Voters used tactical voting to block the leading candidate.
- The army carried out a tactical retreat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TACTICAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TACTICAL
1 longer words begin with TACTICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in TACTICAL
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Common questions about TACTICAL
- Is TACTICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TACTICAL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TACTICAL worth?
- TACTICAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TACTICAL mean?
- Relating to carefully planned actions that aim at a specific, often short-term, goal.
- What letters can be added to TACTICAL?
- No single letter can be added to TACTICAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TACTICAL:
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