TAY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. TAY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 6 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TAY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAY is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAY scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in TAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,497.
Words starting with TAY
7 longer words begin with TAY.
Words ending in TAY
13 words end in TAY. Useful as a back hook: play TAY onto a word already on the board.
Words with TAY inside
Showing 24 of 65 words that contain TAY somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TAY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TAY
Common questions about TAY
- Is TAY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TAY is not in it.
- How many points is TAY worth?
- TAY is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TAY?
- TAY takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of TAY:
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