TAGMA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. TAGMA is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 8 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept TAGMA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAGMA is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAGMA
No single letter turns TAGMA into another word.
How TAGMA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TAGMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
Words starting with TAGMA
1 longer words begin with TAGMA.
Words ending in TAGMA
1 words end in TAGMA. Useful as a back hook: play TAGMA onto a word already on the board.
Words with TAGMA inside
5 words contain TAGMA in the middle. Words that start with TAGMA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TAGMA
Common questions about TAGMA
- Is TAGMA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAGMA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAGMA worth?
- TAGMA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TAGMA?
- No single letter can be added to TAGMA to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TAGMA:
Open TAGMA in the Word Finder