TAEL is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. TAEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAEL?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAEL is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
taelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAEL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TAEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,513.
What stands out about TAEL
- The same 4 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TAEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A traditional unit of weight used in China and East Asia, roughly equal to one and a third ounces, historically also used as a unit of currency based on silver.
A tael was both a measure of weight and, because silver was weighed rather than coined, a unit of money in old China. A price quoted in tael therefore referred to a fixed weight of silver rather than a minted coin.
How TAEL is used
Met mainly in historical and trade writing about East Asia.
- The merchant weighed out three tael of silver for the debt.
- Gold in the shop was still priced by the tael.
- A single tael of silver could buy a month of rice.
- The ledger recorded every transaction in tael rather than coins.
- Antique scales were built to measure a precise tael.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TAEL
The 4 tiles of TAEL in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with TAEL
1 longer words begin with TAEL.
Shorter words from the letters in TAEL
Common questions about TAEL
- Is TAEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAEL, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAEL worth?
- TAEL is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAEL mean?
- A traditional unit of weight used in China and East Asia, roughly equal to one and a third ounces, historically also used as a unit of currency based on silver.
- What letters can be added to TAEL?
- TAEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TAEL:
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