TAHR is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. TAHR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAHR?
| 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 TAHR is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAHR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tahrsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAHR scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TAHR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What stands out about TAHR
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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 TAHR mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A wild goat-like mammal native to steep mountain slopes in Asia.
The tahr grips near-vertical rock with hooves adapted for climbing rather than running, and three separate populations are recognised across the Himalayan region and southern India. Some populations have also been introduced far outside their native range, including New Zealand, where they now graze open hillsides.
How TAHR is used
Countable: a tahr, two tahrs. Found chiefly in mountainous parts of Asia.
- A tahr picked its way along a ledge no wider than a hand.
- The herd of tahr grazed just below the snow line.
- Two tahrs stood motionless on the rock face for an hour.
- Rangers counted the tahr population from a helicopter.
- A lone tahr crossed the scree slope at dusk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAHR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TAHR
The 4 tiles of TAHR in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with TAHR
1 longer words begin with TAHR.
Shorter words from the letters in TAHR
Common questions about TAHR
- Is TAHR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAHR, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAHR worth?
- TAHR is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAHR mean?
- A wild goat-like mammal native to steep mountain slopes in Asia.
- What letters can be added to TAHR?
- TAHR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TAHR:
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