TAIPAN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TAIPAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAIPAN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAIPAN is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAIPAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
taipansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAIPAN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TAIPAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 51,100.
What stands out about TAIPAN
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 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 TAIPAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large, extremely venomous snake of northern Australia and New Guinea; also a powerful foreign businessman in China.
As a snake, the taipan is among the most dangerous in the world, with long fangs and fast-acting venom, though it is shy and bites people rarely. The name was borrowed in the 1930s from an Aboriginal language of Cape York. A second, older taipan came into English from Cantonese and means the head of a foreign trading house in China.
How TAIPAN is used
The snake sense is current in zoology and Australian news; the business sense appears in historical and journalistic writing.
- The taipan slid away into the long grass.
- A bite from a taipan needs antivenom within hours.
- The novel follows a ruthless taipan in old Hong Kong.
- Rangers warned hikers that a taipan had been seen near the creek.
- He rose from clerk to taipan of the trading company.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAIPAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TAIPAN
The 6 tiles of TAIPAN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with TAIPAN
1 longer words begin with TAIPAN.
Shorter words from the letters in TAIPAN
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Common questions about TAIPAN
- Is TAIPAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAIPAN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAIPAN worth?
- TAIPAN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAIPAN mean?
- A large, extremely venomous snake of northern Australia and New Guinea; also a powerful foreign businessman in China.
- What letters can be added to TAIPAN?
- TAIPAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TAIPAN:
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