TAXPAYING is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. TAXPAYING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAXPAYING?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAXPAYING is to know. It scores 22 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAXPAYING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
taxpayingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAXPAYING scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TAXPAYING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TAXPAYING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TAXPAYING mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Liable to pay tax and actually contributing money to the government through it.
Politicians like to appeal to the taxpaying public when they want to argue that government money should be spent carefully. The word often carries a note of moral claim, as if paying tax gives a person a stronger voice.
How TAXPAYING is used
Typically placed before a noun, as in taxpaying citizens or taxpaying businesses.
- Every taxpaying household received the notice.
- He insisted that taxpaying residents deserved better roads.
- The company is a loyal, taxpaying member of the community.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAXPAYING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TAXPAYING
1 longer words begin with TAXPAYING.
Shorter words from the letters in TAXPAYING
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Common questions about TAXPAYING
- Is TAXPAYING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAXPAYING, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAXPAYING worth?
- TAXPAYING is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAXPAYING mean?
- Liable to pay tax and actually contributing money to the government through it.
- What letters can be added to TAXPAYING?
- TAXPAYING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TAXPAYING:
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