TANGO is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. TANGO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TANGO?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TANGO is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TANGO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tangosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TANGO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TANGO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,682.
What does TANGO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A ballroom dance of Argentine origin, marked by sharp rhythms, close hold, and dramatic pauses.
The tango developed in the working-class neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires and Montevideo in the late nineteenth century before spreading to ballrooms across the world. Dancers move in a close embrace, combining sudden pauses with sweeping steps set to music in a slow, dotted duple rhythm. Beyond the dance itself, tango also names the accompanying style of music and, in radio communication, serves as the code word for the letter T.
How TANGO is used
Refers primarily to the dance and its music; also used as the radio alphabet code word for the letter T.
- They danced a tango across the crowded floor.
- The orchestra played a slow, dramatic tango.
- She took lessons to learn the tango before the wedding.
- The film featured a famous tango scene in a Paris cafe.
- In the phonetic alphabet, tango stands for the letter T.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TANGO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TANGO
The 5 tiles of TANGO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TANGO
7 longer words begin with TANGO.
Words ending in TANGO
1 words end in TANGO. Useful as a back hook: play TANGO onto a word already on the board.
Words with TANGO inside
6 words contain TANGO in the middle. Words that start with TANGO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TANGO
Common questions about TANGO
- Is TANGO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TANGO, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TANGO worth?
- TANGO is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TANGO mean?
- A ballroom dance of Argentine origin, marked by sharp rhythms, close hold, and dramatic pauses.
- What letters can be added to TANGO?
- TANGO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TANGO:
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