TARGET is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. TARGET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TARGET?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TARGET is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TARGET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
targetsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TARGET scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TARGET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,880.
What stands out about TARGET
- TARGET begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TARGET mean in Scrabble?
noun
An object, mark, or goal that something is aimed at, or a result that effort is directed toward.
A target began as the object a marksman aims a weapon at, whether a painted board in archery or an enemy in war, and the word kept this sense of something deliberately singled out for attention. From there it broadened into ordinary planning language, where a target is simply the figure or outcome a plan is built to reach, such as a sales target or a target date. The same broadening lets target work as a verb, meaning to aim something at a chosen goal.
How TARGET is used
Common in everyday planning and business language as well as in its original sense of something aimed at.
- The archer's arrow struck the centre of the target.
- Sales missed the target set at the start of the year.
- The advertising campaign will target younger buyers.
- Investigators said the building was the target of the attack.
- She set herself a target of finishing the book by June.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TARGET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TARGET
10 longer words begin with TARGET.
Shorter words from the letters in TARGET
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Common questions about TARGET
- Is TARGET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TARGET, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TARGET worth?
- TARGET is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TARGET mean?
- An object, mark, or goal that something is aimed at, or a result that effort is directed toward.
- What letters can be added to TARGET?
- TARGET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TARGET:
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