TAXIDERMY is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. TAXIDERMY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAXIDERMY?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAXIDERMY is to know. It scores 22 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAXIDERMY
No single letter turns TAXIDERMY into another word.
How TAXIDERMY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TAXIDERMY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TAXIDERMY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TAXIDERMY
- All 9 letters of TAXIDERMY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TAXIDERMY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The craft of preparing and mounting the skins of dead animals so that they look lifelike.
A museum display of a fox or a hunting trophy on a wall is the work of taxidermy, where skill with sculpting matters as much as skill with a knife. The craft depends on careful posing, because glass eyes and clever stuffing must suggest a living creature.
How TAXIDERMY is used
Refers to the art itself, while the person who practises it is called a taxidermist.
- He learned taxidermy from his uncle, a country gamekeeper.
- The museum is famous for its Victorian taxidermy.
- Good taxidermy captures the pose of a living animal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAXIDERMY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TAXIDERMY
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Common questions about TAXIDERMY
- Is TAXIDERMY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAXIDERMY, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAXIDERMY worth?
- TAXIDERMY is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAXIDERMY mean?
- The craft of preparing and mounting the skins of dead animals so that they look lifelike.
- What letters can be added to TAXIDERMY?
- No single letter can be added to TAXIDERMY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TAXIDERMY:
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