TAWIE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TAWIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAWIE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAWIE is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAWIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tawierChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How TAWIE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TAWIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,455.
What does TAWIE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Scotsdialect
Docile and easily managed or persuaded, used in Scots dialect especially of an animal or a person.
A tawie horse responds calmly to handling and does not resist its rider or trainer, and Scots speakers extend the same word to a person who is easygoing and quick to fall in with what others want. Tawie sits alongside a small group of Scots adjectives describing temperament, and it usually carries a mildly approving tone, praising cooperation rather than criticising weakness. Older Scots dictionaries record tawie mainly in connection with farm animals, whose good or poor temperament could matter a great deal to daily work. The word survives today mainly in Scots dictionaries, regional fiction and older farming speech rather than in everyday conversation across the wider English-speaking world.
How TAWIE is used
Scots dialect, used mainly in farming and regional speech for an animal or person that is docile and easily managed.
- The old mare was tawie and let the children lead her about.
- He praised the dog for being tawie around strangers.
- A tawie pony suits a nervous young rider best.
- She grew up tawie and rarely argued with her elders.
- The trainer picked the most tawie colt in the herd.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAWIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TAWIE
The 5 tiles of TAWIE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TAWIE
2 longer words begin with TAWIE.
Shorter words from the letters in TAWIE
Common questions about TAWIE
- Is TAWIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAWIE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAWIE worth?
- TAWIE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAWIE mean?
- Docile and easily managed or persuaded, used in Scots dialect especially of an animal or a person.
- What letters can be added to TAWIE?
- TAWIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TAWIE:
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