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TABOOS

6 letters, 8 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What TABOOS Means

TABOOS is a form of TABOO, which means:

  1. noun: a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
  2. noun: an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
  3. adjective: excluded from use or mention“forbidden fruit”
  4. adjective: forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

TABOOS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as T1 A1 B3 O1 O1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In TABOOS

65 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.

5 letter words (8)

4 letter words (22)

3 letter words (23)

2 letter words (12)

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