TARA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 4 points
It depends on the list you play by. TARA is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 4 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TARA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TARA is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TARA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tarasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TARA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TARA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What does TARA mean in Scrabble?
interjection
informalBritishregional
An informal way of saying goodbye.
Tara is a casual parting word heard especially in northern English and Liverpool speech, used the way people elsewhere might say bye or cheerio. It belongs to friendly spoken exchanges rather than formal writing.
How TARA is used
Regional and informal; recognised beyond its home area but not used in formal contexts.
- Tara then, see you tomorrow!
- She waved and shouted tara from the bus stop.
- He never says goodbye properly, just a quick tara and he's gone.
- Tara for now, love.
- The neighbours called tara across the fence as they left.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TARA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TARA
The 4 tiles of TARA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TARA
Showing 24 of 40 words that begin with TARA.
Words ending in TARA
11 words end in TARA. Useful as a back hook: play TARA onto a word already on the board.
Words with TARA inside
Showing 24 of 38 words that contain TARA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TARA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TARA
Common questions about TARA
- Is TARA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TARA is not in it.
- How many points is TARA worth?
- TARA is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TARA mean?
- An informal way of saying goodbye.
- What letters can be added to TARA?
- TARA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TARA:
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