TAW is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. TAW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAW?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAW is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAW
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAW scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in TAW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,497.
What stands out about TAW
- The same 3 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 TAW mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large marble used for shooting at others.
Taw names the marble, the game and the line the players shoot from, which is a great deal of work for three letters. An unrelated taw means to dress leather with alum rather than with tannin, and that trade word is a good deal older.
How TAW is used
Countable: a taw, two taws. Also an unrelated verb about leather.
- He shot his taw from behind the line and missed everything.
- A taw is bigger than the marbles it is aimed at.
- They played taw in the yard until the bell went.
- To taw a hide is to dress it with alum.
- The best taw in the school changed hands weekly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TAW
The 3 tiles of TAW in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with TAW
Showing 24 of 50 words that begin with TAW.
Words ending in TAW
4 words end in TAW. Useful as a back hook: play TAW onto a word already on the board.
Words with TAW inside
Showing 24 of 29 words that contain TAW somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TAW are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TAW
Common questions about TAW
- Is TAW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAW, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAW worth?
- TAW is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAW mean?
- A large marble used for shooting at others.
- What letters can be added to TAW?
- TAW takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of TAW:
Open TAW in the Word Finder