TALE is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. TALE 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 TALE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TALE is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TALE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TALE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TALE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,513.
What stands out about TALE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 5 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 TALE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A story told about real or imagined events, especially one passed on by speech before it is written down.
A tale can be a short story told to entertain, a piece of local legend repeated across generations, or simply an account of something that happened, true or invented. The word carries a slightly old-fashioned storytelling flavour compared with plainer words like report or account.
How TALE is used
Common in everyday and literary English, especially for folk stories, legends and children's stories.
- Grandmother told the same tale every winter evening.
- The old sailor had a tale for every scar on his hands.
- It is hard to separate the true history from the tale that grew around it.
- Children begged for one more tale before bed.
- The librarian recommended a tale set in the same village.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TALE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TALE
The 4 tiles of TALE in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with TALE
Showing 24 of 25 words that begin with TALE.
Words ending in TALE
12 words end in TALE. Useful as a back hook: play TALE onto a word already on the board.
Words with TALE inside
Showing 24 of 73 words that contain TALE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TALE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TALE
Common questions about TALE
- Is TALE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TALE, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TALE worth?
- TALE is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TALE mean?
- A story told about real or imagined events, especially one passed on by speech before it is written down.
- What letters can be added to TALE?
- TALE takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TALE:
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