TAXICAB is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. TAXICAB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAXICAB?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAXICAB is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAXICAB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
taxicabsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAXICAB scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TAXICAB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,059 thousand.
What does TAXICAB mean in Scrabble?
noun
A car with a driver that can be hired to carry passengers for a fare.
Taxicab is the full form of the shorter taxi and is common in American usage. It often appears in the phrase for a taxicab driver or a taxicab stand.
How TAXICAB is used
Used in everyday travel talk, especially when taxicab is said in North American English.
- We hailed a taxicab outside the station.
- The taxicab stopped at the red light.
- A yellow taxicab waited by the hotel door.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAXICAB and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TAXICAB
1 longer words begin with TAXICAB.
Shorter words from the letters in TAXICAB
Common questions about TAXICAB
- Is TAXICAB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAXICAB, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAXICAB worth?
- TAXICAB is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAXICAB mean?
- A car with a driver that can be hired to carry passengers for a fare.
- What letters can be added to TAXICAB?
- TAXICAB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TAXICAB:
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