TALUK is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TALUK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TALUK?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TALUK is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TALUK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TALUK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TALUK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does TALUK mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
An administrative subdivision of a district in India, made up of a group of villages or towns, sometimes known as a tehsil.
A taluk sits below the district in the administrative hierarchy and typically has its own revenue and land record offices serving the villages within it. Officials at this level handle matters such as tax collection, land registration, and local government affairs. The exact term used for this unit, taluk, tehsil, or mandal, varies by state across India.
How TALUK is used
Used chiefly in Indian government and revenue administration.
- The farmer registered his land at the taluk office.
- Each taluk contains dozens of villages under its administration.
- Officials from the taluk visited to survey the flooded fields.
- The district is divided into several taluks for local governance.
- She works as a clerk in the local taluk office.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TALUK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TALUK
5 longer words begin with TALUK.
Shorter words from the letters in TALUK
Common questions about TALUK
- Is TALUK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TALUK, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TALUK worth?
- TALUK is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TALUK mean?
- An administrative subdivision of a district in India, made up of a group of villages or towns, sometimes known as a tehsil.
- What letters can be added to TALUK?
- TALUK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TALUK:
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