TAIT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 4 points
It depends on the list you play by. TAIT 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 4 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TAIT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAIT is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAIT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
taitsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAIT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TAIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,227.
What does TAIT mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scotsdialect
A small portion or tuft of something fibrous, such as a lock of hair or wool — the form Scots glossaries give as the main headword, with tate listed as its variant.
A tait is simply a small, loose amount of something fibrous, most often used of a wisp of hair or wool rather than any exact measure. Dictionaries of Scots dialect enter it as the primary spelling, treating tate as a secondary form of the same word rather than a separate one.
How TAIT is used
Scots dialect word without a single-word standard English equivalent.
- A tait of wool had caught on the fence wire.
- She brushed a tait of hair from her forehead.
- Only a tait of hay was left in the corner of the barn.
- He pulled a tait of thread loose from the hem.
- A single tait of grey hair showed at his temple.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAIT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TAIT
1 longer words begin with TAIT.
Words with TAIT inside
6 words contain TAIT in the middle. Words that start with TAIT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TAIT
Common questions about TAIT
- Is TAIT valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TAIT is not in it.
- How many points is TAIT worth?
- TAIT is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAIT mean?
- A small portion or tuft of something fibrous, such as a lock of hair or wool — the form Scots glossaries give as the main headword, with tate listed as its variant.
- What letters can be added to TAIT?
- TAIT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TAIT:
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