TAILFAN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TAILFAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAILFAN?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAILFAN is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAILFAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tailfansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAILFAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TAILFAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does TAILFAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A fan-shaped structure at the rear of a lobster or crayfish, used to push the animal backward in a quick escape.
The tailfan is built from the central telson and the flanking uropods spread side by side. A sudden snap of the abdomen drives water forward and shoots the animal away from danger. Biologists name it when comparing crustacean bodies.
How TAILFAN is used
Tailfan is a technical term in marine biology and in descriptions of crustaceans.
- The lobster flexed its tailfan and darted under the rock.
- A torn tailfan slows a crayfish when it must flee.
- The diagram labelled the tailfan at the end of the abdomen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAILFAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TAILFAN
The 7 tiles of TAILFAN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TAILFAN
1 longer words begin with TAILFAN.
Shorter words from the letters in TAILFAN
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Common questions about TAILFAN
- Is TAILFAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAILFAN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAILFAN worth?
- TAILFAN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAILFAN mean?
- A fan-shaped structure at the rear of a lobster or crayfish, used to push the animal backward in a quick escape.
- What letters can be added to TAILFAN?
- TAILFAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TAILFAN:
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