TAQUERIA is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. TAQUERIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAQUERIA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAQUERIA is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAQUERIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
taqueriasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAQUERIA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TAQUERIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TAQUERIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TAQUERIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A casual restaurant or stand that sells tacos and other Mexican dishes.
A taqueria is often a small, busy place where orders are quick and cheap. The word came into English from Spanish and is now familiar across the United States.
How TAQUERIA is used
The word taqueria is common in restaurant names and in talk about casual dining.
- We grabbed lunch at the corner taqueria.
- The taqueria serves tacos with fresh salsa and lime.
- A line formed outside the taqueria every evening.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAQUERIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TAQUERIA
1 longer words begin with TAQUERIA.
Shorter words from the letters in TAQUERIA
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Common questions about TAQUERIA
- Is TAQUERIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAQUERIA, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAQUERIA worth?
- TAQUERIA is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAQUERIA mean?
- A casual restaurant or stand that sells tacos and other Mexican dishes.
- What letters can be added to TAQUERIA?
- TAQUERIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TAQUERIA:
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