TAROK is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TAROK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAROK?
| 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 TAROK is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAROK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
taroksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAROK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TAROK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What stands out about TAROK
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TAROK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A trick-taking card game played with a special tarot deck, traditionally popular in parts of central Europe.
Tarok is played with cards divided into suits plus a separate set of trump cards, and players bid on how many tricks they expect to win before play begins. The game has long traditions in Austria and neighboring regions, where local clubs still hold regular tarok evenings. Rules and scoring vary somewhat between countries, though the basic structure of bidding and trick-taking remains constant.
How TAROK is used
Used mainly in descriptions of central European card games and card-playing culture.
- They gathered every Friday to play tarok.
- He learned tarok from his grandfather in Vienna.
- The tarok deck includes cards not found in an ordinary pack.
- Local cafes still host regular tarok games.
- She struggled at first to follow the bidding rules of tarok.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAROK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TAROK
The 5 tiles of TAROK in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with TAROK
1 longer words begin with TAROK.
Shorter words from the letters in TAROK
Common questions about TAROK
- Is TAROK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAROK, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAROK worth?
- TAROK is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAROK mean?
- A trick-taking card game played with a special tarot deck, traditionally popular in parts of central Europe.
- What letters can be added to TAROK?
- TAROK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TAROK:
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