Dictionary

Tanuki

t ₁a ₁n ₁u ₁k ₅i ₁

About 3 syllables

6 letters · Rare

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : not valid

What does tanuki mean?

We don’t have a definition for tanuki yet. It appears in the game word lists marked below, so it is playable even without a dictionary meaning. That is common for rare, regional and technical words.

Is TANUKI a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is TANUKI worth?

Scrabble

10 pts

t ₁a ₁n ₁u ₁k ₅i ₁

Words With Friends

12 pts

t ₁a ₁n ₂u ₂k ₅i ₁

Wordfeud

11 pts

t ₁a ₁n ₁u ₂k ₅i ₁

NYT Crossplay

12 pts

t ₁a ₁n ₁u ₂k ₆i ₁

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in TANUKI

Best shorter words top 30 of 65

nikau 9 takin 9 akin 8 ikan 8 ikat 8 kain 8 kant 8 kati 8 kina 8 knit 8 knut 8 kuia 8 kuna 8 kuta 8 kuti 8 naik 8 taki 8 tank 8 tika 8 tink 8 auk 7 ink 7 kai 7 kat 7 kin 7 kit 7 tak 7 ka 6 ki 6 tuina 5

See all 65 words made from TANUKI

Hooks for TANUKI

Add one letter to the front or back of TANUKI to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

tanukis

Tanuki: quick answers

Is TANUKI a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. TANUKI is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.

How many points is TANUKI worth?

TANUKI scores 10 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What words can you make with the letters in TANUKI?

You can make 65 shorter words from TANUKI, such as NIKAU, TAKIN, AKIN, IKAN. See the full list.