TACTLESS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TACTLESS 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 TACTLESS?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TACTLESS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TACTLESS
No single letter turns TACTLESS into another word.
How TACTLESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TACTLESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TACTLESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TACTLESS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Careless of other people's feelings and clumsy in what one says or does.
A tactless remark about someone's weight can ruin a dinner. The speaker may mean no harm yet still hurts the listener.
How TACTLESS is used
Tactless describes people and their remarks or questions.
- It was tactless of him to mention the divorce.
- She apologised for her tactless question.
- A tactless joke silenced the room.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TACTLESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TACTLESS
3 longer words begin with TACTLESS.
Shorter words from the letters in TACTLESS
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Common questions about TACTLESS
- Is TACTLESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TACTLESS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TACTLESS worth?
- TACTLESS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TACTLESS mean?
- Careless of other people's feelings and clumsy in what one says or does.
- What letters can be added to TACTLESS?
- No single letter can be added to TACTLESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TACTLESS:
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