TAEKWONDO is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 17 points
Yes for Scrabble. TAEKWONDO is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
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PlayableTAEKWONDO · 9 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept TAEKWONDO?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
35WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.89
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.22%
Our own measure of how useful TAEKWONDO is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAEKWONDO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
taekwondosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAEKWONDO scores
Scrabble t1a1e1k5w4o1n1d2o1 17
Words with Friends t1a1e1k5w4o1n2d2o1 18
Face value of the 9 tiles in TAEKWONDO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TAEKWONDO has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with TAEKWONDO
1 longer words begin with TAEKWONDO.
Shorter words from the letters in TAEKWONDO
takedown16 teakwood16 kotowed15 twanked15 odonate8 wanked14 awoken13 weakon13 dooket11 kanted11 tanked11 tonked11 wandoo10 wanted10 wonted10 wooden10 wooned10 atoned7 donate7 kawed13 waked13 awoke12 knawe12 knowe12 kotow12 twank12 tweak12 waken12 woken12 donko10 kendo10 knead10 kondo10 naked10 oaked10 toked10 adown9 atoke9 awned9 dawen9
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Common questions about TAEKWONDO
- Is TAEKWONDO valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TAEKWONDO is not in it.
- How many points is TAEKWONDO worth?
- TAEKWONDO is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TAEKWONDO?
- TAEKWONDO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TAEKWONDO:
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