Scrabble Word Finder

TAV is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points

Yes. TAV is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.

t1a1v4
PlayableTAV · 3 letters · 6 pts Scrabble · 7 pts WWF
6points in Scrabble
7points in Words with Friends
3letters
2hooks available
1 in 1,497odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept TAV?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 38 / 100

38WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
2
Hooks 25%
2
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
5.67%

Our own measure of how useful TAV is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for TAV

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 2

tava7 tavs7

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How TAV scores

Scrabble t1a1v4 6
Words with Friends t1a1v5 7

Face value of the 3 tiles in TAV, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
t16
a19
v12

Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,497.

What does TAV mean in Scrabble?

noun

The last letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

Tav closes the alphabet. That position gave it work beyond writing: in older texts it stands for completion or for a mark, and the phrase about something running from aleph to tav is the same idea as from A to Z.

How TAV is used

Countable: a tav, two tavs. Also written taw.

Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAV and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.

Anagrams of TAV

vat6

The 3 tiles of TAV in a different order — 1 found.

Words starting with TAV

tava7 tavs7 tavah11 tavas8 taver8 tavahs12 tavern9 tavers9 tavert9 tavered11 taverna10 taverns10 tavering12 tavernas11 taverner11 taverners12

16 longer words begin with TAV.

Words with TAV inside

stave8 atavic11 octave11 octavo11 ottava9 staved10 staves9 atavism12 atavist10 batavia12 centavo12 octaval12 octaves12 octavos12 ottavas10 staving11 atavisms13 atavists11 batavias13 centavos13 distaves12 ottavino11 palstave13 rotavate11

Showing 24 of 73 words that contain TAV somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TAV are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.

Shorter words from the letters in TAV

at2 ta2

Common questions about TAV

Is TAV valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAV, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is TAV worth?
TAV is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
What does TAV mean?
The last letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
What letters can be added to TAV?
TAV takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 3 letters of TAV:

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