TOKAY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TOKAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TOKAY?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TOKAY is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOKAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tokaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TOKAY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TOKAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does TOKAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A large, loud-calling gecko native to South and Southeast Asia, known for its blue-grey skin covered in orange spots.
A tokay gets its common name from the sharp, two-syllable call the males make at night, which sounds enough like the word tokay that early observers simply named the animal after the noise it makes. Growing considerably larger than most household geckos, a tokay has a strong bite and will defend itself vigorously if handled roughly, which has earned it a reputation among reptile keepers. In parts of its native range it is also traditionally sold, sometimes illegally, in the belief that its dried body has medicinal value, though this has put pressure on wild populations. Despite its temper, the tokay remains popular in the exotic pet trade because of its striking colouring.
How TOKAY is used
A word from zoology and the exotic pet trade, referring to a specific and easily recognized gecko species.
- A tokay called loudly from somewhere in the ceiling of the guesthouse.
- The pet shop kept a tokay in a heated glass tank.
- He was bitten while trying to pick up a wild tokay.
- Traders in the region were once accused of smuggling the tokay for folk medicine.
- The tokay's bright orange spots make it easy to identify.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TOKAY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TOKAY
1 longer words begin with TOKAY.
Shorter words from the letters in TOKAY
Common questions about TOKAY
- Is TOKAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TOKAY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TOKAY worth?
- TOKAY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TOKAY mean?
- A large, loud-calling gecko native to South and Southeast Asia, known for its blue-grey skin covered in orange spots.
- What letters can be added to TOKAY?
- TOKAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TOKAY:
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