TAKEN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TAKEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAKEN?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAKEN is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAKEN
No single letter turns TAKEN into another word.
How TAKEN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TAKEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.
What does TAKEN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Already occupied, reserved, or claimed by someone else, or, of a person, already committed to a romantic partner.
A seat, item, or position described as taken is no longer available for someone else to use or choose, as when every table in a cafe is taken. Applied to a person, taken means they are already in a relationship and therefore not available for romantic interest. The word functions here as an adjective describing a state, rather than simply as the past participle of the verb take.
How TAKEN is used
Common in everyday speech, both for unavailable objects or seats and for someone already in a relationship.
- Sorry, this seat is taken.
- All the parking spots nearby were taken by noon.
- He seemed interested until he learned she was taken.
- The last table by the window is already taken.
- Every good name for the shop seemed to be taken already.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAKEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in TAKEN
14 words end in TAKEN. Useful as a back hook: play TAKEN onto a word already on the board.
Words with TAKEN inside
3 words contain TAKEN in the middle. Words that start with TAKEN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TAKEN
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Common questions about TAKEN
- Is TAKEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAKEN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAKEN worth?
- TAKEN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAKEN mean?
- Already occupied, reserved, or claimed by someone else, or, of a person, already committed to a romantic partner.
- What letters can be added to TAKEN?
- No single letter can be added to TAKEN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TAKEN:
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