TAILGATE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TAILGATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAILGATE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAILGATE is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAILGATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAILGATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TAILGATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TAILGATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TAILGATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To tailgate is to drive dangerously close behind another vehicle, or to hold a casual meal from the back of a parked car.
Driving instructors warn against it because there is no room to stop. In North America fans also tailgate in stadium car parks before a game, cooking and eating beside their vehicles.
How TAILGATE is used
Tailgate is a verb for following too closely, and in the US for a car-park party; as a noun it is the rear flap of a truck.
- Do not tailgate on a wet road.
- The fans arrived early to tailgate before the match.
- A truck began to tailgate us on the hill.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAILGATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TAILGATE
4 longer words begin with TAILGATE.
Shorter words from the letters in TAILGATE
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Common questions about TAILGATE
- Is TAILGATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAILGATE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAILGATE worth?
- TAILGATE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAILGATE mean?
- To tailgate is to drive dangerously close behind another vehicle, or to hold a casual meal from the back of a parked car.
- What letters can be added to TAILGATE?
- TAILGATE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TAILGATE:
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