TAUNT is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. TAUNT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAUNT?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAUNT is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAUNT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tauntsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAUNT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TAUNT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 23,237.
What stands out about TAUNT
- TAUNT 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 TAUNT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To mock or provoke someone with insulting remarks.
A taunt is meant to wound as much as to amuse, and the noun form names the remark itself rather than the act of saying it. A separate and much older use of taunt survives in sailing, where a mast described as taunt stands unusually tall above the deck. The two senses share no real connection beyond the spelling, and the nautical one is now confined to older accounts of ship rigging. In ordinary speech only the mocking sense remains active.
How TAUNT is used
Verb and noun; the noun names the insulting remark rather than the act of taunting.
- The older boys began to taunt him about his accent.
- She ignored the taunt and kept walking.
- They taunted the losing team from the stands all afternoon.
- A single taunt was enough to start the argument.
- He answered every taunt with silence, which annoyed them more.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAUNT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TAUNT
7 longer words begin with TAUNT.
Shorter words from the letters in TAUNT
Common questions about TAUNT
- Is TAUNT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAUNT, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAUNT worth?
- TAUNT is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAUNT mean?
- To mock or provoke someone with insulting remarks.
- What letters can be added to TAUNT?
- TAUNT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TAUNT:
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