TAILLIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. TAILLIES 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 not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TAILLIES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAILLIES is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAILLIES
No single letter turns TAILLIES into another word.
How TAILLIES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TAILLIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TAILLIES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TAILLIES mean in Scrabble?
TAILLIES is the plural of TAILLIE.
Shorter words from the letters in TAILLIES
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Common questions about TAILLIES
- Is TAILLIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TAILLIES is not in it.
- How many points is TAILLIES worth?
- TAILLIES is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TAILLIES?
- No single letter can be added to TAILLIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TAILLIES:
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