What TABOO Means
- noun: a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
- noun: an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
- adjective: excluded from use or mention“forbidden fruit”
- adjective: forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
TABOO is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as T1 A1 B3 O1 O1.
Words Made From The Letters In TABOO
23 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
4 letter words (3)
3 letter words (12)
2 letter words (8)
Longer Words Containing TABOO
TABOO appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
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