TAU is a valid Scrabble word — 3 points
Yes. TAU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAU?
| 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 TAU is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAU
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAU scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in TAU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 749.
What does TAU mean in Scrabble?
noun
The nineteenth letter of the Greek alphabet.
Tau names a shape as well as a letter: a tau cross has no upper arm, which is why it looks like a capital T. Physics took the letter for a heavy particle discovered in 1975.
How TAU is used
Countable: a tau, two taus.
- A tau cross has no arm above the crossbar.
- The word tau names the nineteenth Greek letter.
- Physicists use tau for a particle found in 1975.
- Two taus in one equation mean two different things.
- The shape of a tau is why the cross is named so.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TAU
The 3 tiles of TAU in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TAU
Showing 24 of 98 words that begin with TAU.
Words with TAU inside
Showing 24 of 70 words that contain TAU somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TAU are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TAU
Common questions about TAU
- Is TAU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAU, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAU worth?
- TAU is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAU mean?
- The nineteenth letter of the Greek alphabet.
- What letters can be added to TAU?
- TAU takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of TAU:
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