TAKE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TAKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAKE?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAKE is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAKE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAKE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TAKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What stands out about TAKE
- The same 4 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 TAKE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To reach out for something and hold, carry, or remove it.
People take an object by grasping it and moving it into their possession, and the same verb extends to abstract actions such as taking a decision. Context usually makes clear whether the sense of take is physical or figurative.
How TAKE is used
Highly irregular verb; past tense is took and past participle is taken.
- Please take the umbrella in case it rains.
- She takes the bus to work every single day.
- He has taken far too many risks this month.
- The corporate takeover was announced this morning.
- Only a few takers signed up for the extra shift.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAKE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TAKE
The 4 tiles of TAKE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with TAKE
17 longer words begin with TAKE.
Words ending in TAKE
Showing 24 of 25 words that end in TAKE. Useful as a back hook: play TAKE onto a word already on the board.
Words with TAKE inside
Showing 24 of 75 words that contain TAKE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TAKE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TAKE
Common questions about TAKE
- Is TAKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAKE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAKE worth?
- TAKE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAKE mean?
- To reach out for something and hold, carry, or remove it.
- What letters can be added to TAKE?
- TAKE takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TAKE:
Open TAKE in the Word Finder