TAUTEN is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. TAUTEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAUTEN?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAUTEN is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAUTEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tautensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAUTEN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TAUTEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 30,660.
What stands out about TAUTEN
- The same 6 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 TAUTEN mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make something taut, or to become taut, by pulling or stretching it tight.
Tauten is what happens to a rope, sail, or muscle when slack is removed and tension takes its place. Sailors tauten rigging before a squall, and a sudden fright can tauten a person's whole body without any rope in sight. The word is built directly from the adjective taut plus the verb-forming suffix -en, the same pattern seen in tighten and loosen.
How TAUTEN is used
Used of ropes, sails, wires, and muscles when slack is pulled out and tension replaces it.
- The crew moved fast to tauten the mainsail before the gust hit.
- Fear seemed to tauten every muscle in his back.
- She turned the winch to tauten the tent's guy ropes.
- The line will tauten as soon as the current catches it.
- Cold weather can tauten a drumhead and sharpen its sound.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAUTEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TAUTEN
The 6 tiles of TAUTEN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with TAUTEN
3 longer words begin with TAUTEN.
Shorter words from the letters in TAUTEN
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Common questions about TAUTEN
- Is TAUTEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAUTEN, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAUTEN worth?
- TAUTEN is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAUTEN mean?
- To make something taut, or to become taut, by pulling or stretching it tight.
- What letters can be added to TAUTEN?
- TAUTEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TAUTEN:
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