TAIAHA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. TAIAHA 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 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TAIAHA?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAIAHA is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAIAHA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
taiahasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAIAHA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TAIAHA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 131,399.
What stands out about TAIAHA
- TAIAHA runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with TAIAHA
1 longer words begin with TAIAHA.
Shorter words from the letters in TAIAHA
Common questions about TAIAHA
- Is TAIAHA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TAIAHA is not in it.
- How many points is TAIAHA worth?
- TAIAHA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TAIAHA?
- TAIAHA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TAIAHA:
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