What TACKLES Means
TACKLES is a form of TACKLE, which means:
- noun: gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails
- noun: gear used in fishing
- verb: accept as a challenge“I'll tackle this difficult task”
- verb: put a harness“harness the horse”
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
TACKLES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as T1 A1 C3 K5 L1 E1 S1.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 63 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In TACKLES
196 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.
6 letter words (11)
5 letter words (49)
ALECKALECSCAKESCALKSCASTECATESCELTSCESTACLAESCLASTCLATSCLEATECLATKALESKELTSKETASLACESLACETLACKSLAKESLATKELEAKSLEASTLEATSSALETSCALESCEATSETALSKATESLACKSLAKESLATESTACKSTAKESTALESTALKSTEAKSTEALSTELATACESTACKSTAELSTAKESTALCSTALESTALKSTEAKSTEALSTESLA
4 letter words (76)
ACESACTSAESCAKESALECALESALTSATESCAKECALKCASECASKCASTCATECATSCEASCELSCELTCLATEASTEATSELKSELTSETASKAESKALEKATSKEASKELTKESTKETAKETSLACELACKLACSLAKELASELASTLATELATSLEAKLEASLEATLEKSLESTLETSSACKSAKESALESALTSATESEALSEATSECTSEKTSETASKATSKETSLAESLATTACETACKTAELTAESTAKETAKSTALCTALETALKTASKTEAKTEALTEASTECSTELATELS
3 letter words (47)
ACEACTAKEALEALSALTASKATEATSCATCELEASEATELKELSELTESTETAKAEKASKATKEAKETLACLASLATLEALEKLESLETSACSAESALSATSEASECSELSETSKATAETAKTASTEATECTELTESTSK
2 letter words (13)
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