TAUIWI is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. TAUIWI 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 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TAUIWI?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAUIWI is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAUIWI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tauiwisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAUIWI scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TAUIWI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What stands out about TAUIWI
- TAUIWI runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with TAUIWI
1 longer words begin with TAUIWI.
Shorter words from the letters in TAUIWI
Common questions about TAUIWI
- Is TAUIWI valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TAUIWI is not in it.
- How many points is TAUIWI worth?
- TAUIWI is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TAUIWI?
- TAUIWI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TAUIWI:
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