TAXER is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TAXER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAXER?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAXER is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAXER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
taxersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAXER scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TAXER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.
What stands out about TAXER
- The same 5 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 TAXER mean in Scrabble?
noun
One that taxes, whether a body that levies a tax or something that places a heavy demand on effort or patience.
Taxer follows the same pattern as other agent nouns built with -er, naming whoever or whatever performs the action of the verb tax. The financial sense names an authority that levies charges, while the older, broader sense of tax as a strain or burden gives taxer the meaning of something that wears a person down.
How TAXER is used
Rare in everyday speech; met mostly in older or formal writing about levies or burdens.
- The council acted as taxer of every trader on the street.
- A long climb like that one is a taxer on the legs.
- Historians describe the crown as the sole taxer of the province.
- The exam was a real taxer of patience for the younger pupils.
- No single taxer controlled both the port and the market.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAXER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TAXER
The 5 tiles of TAXER in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with TAXER
1 longer words begin with TAXER.
Shorter words from the letters in TAXER
Common questions about TAXER
- Is TAXER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAXER, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAXER worth?
- TAXER is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAXER mean?
- One that taxes, whether a body that levies a tax or something that places a heavy demand on effort or patience.
- What letters can be added to TAXER?
- TAXER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TAXER:
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