TAG is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. TAG 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 TAG?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAG is to know. It scores 4 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAG
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAG scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in TAG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 998.
What does TAG mean in Scrabble?
noun
A label attached to something.
Tag as a children's game and tag as a label are probably unrelated, while the graffiti sense borrowed the label one directly. The electronic tag on an offender is the newest use and much the most literal of them.
How TAG is used
Countable. Also a verb: tagged, tagging.
- The tag was still on the coat at the funeral.
- They tagged every crate and lost the list.
- A tag in graffiti is a signature and not a word.
- The game called tag is probably an unrelated word.
- Two tags on the same file with different dates.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TAG
The 3 tiles of TAG in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TAG
Showing 24 of 44 words that begin with TAG.
Words ending in TAG
10 words end in TAG. Useful as a back hook: play TAG onto a word already on the board.
Words with TAG inside
Showing 24 of 525 words that contain TAG somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TAG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TAG
Common questions about TAG
- Is TAG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAG, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAG worth?
- TAG is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAG mean?
- A label attached to something.
- What letters can be added to TAG?
- TAG takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of TAG:
Open TAG in the Word Finder