TAIN is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. TAIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAIN?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAIN is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAIN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TAIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,345.
What stands out about TAIN
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 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 TAIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A very thin sheet of tin foil traditionally used to back and silver a mirror.
Before modern silvering methods, glassmakers pressed a thin layer of tain against the back of a glass plate together with mercury to create the reflective surface of a mirror. This backing gave old mirrors their characteristic soft, slightly grey reflection compared with later methods.
How TAIN is used
Specialist historical term for mirror-making and glasswork.
- The old mirror had lost patches of its tain over the years.
- Workers coated the glass with tain and mercury by hand.
- Damp had crept behind the glass and clouded the tain.
- Antique dealers check whether the tain is original or replaced.
- A cracked layer of tain gave the mirror a spotted look.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TAIN
The 4 tiles of TAIN in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with TAIN
9 longer words begin with TAIN.
Words ending in TAIN
Showing 24 of 43 words that end in TAIN. Useful as a back hook: play TAIN onto a word already on the board.
Words with TAIN inside
Showing 24 of 292 words that contain TAIN somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TAIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TAIN
Common questions about TAIN
- Is TAIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAIN, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAIN worth?
- TAIN is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAIN mean?
- A very thin sheet of tin foil traditionally used to back and silver a mirror.
- What letters can be added to TAIN?
- TAIN takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TAIN:
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