8 Letter Words Containing TAU

There are 18+ eight letter words with TAU in our English dictionary. Every eight-letter TAU word below is valid in the Scrabble (TWL and SOWPODS), Wordle, and Words With Friends dictionaries, sortable and ready for your next puzzle. You can also browse all words with TAU.

Popular 8-Letter Words With TAU

centaurs 10
centaury 13
minotaur 10
retaught 12
semitaur 10
staumrel 10
stauning 9
tauhinus 11
taunters 8
taunting 9
taupatas 10
taurines 8

All 8-Letter Words With TAU (14 words)

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How Common is TAU as a Middle 8 Letter word?

There are 18 8-letter words containing TAU in English. The average Scrabble score here is 10.1, with -S endings dominating (39% of them).

Total Words
18
Avg Scrabble Score
10.1
Most Common Ending (39%)
S
Top Vowel Pairs
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Highest-Scoring 8-Letter TAU-Words in Scrabble

tautonym 13
centaury 13
retaught 12
untaught 12
tauhinus 11
staumrel 10

What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains TAU?

13 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains TAU is tautonym with a total of 13 points.

T 1
A 1
U 1
T 1
O 1
N 1
Y 4
M 3
noun 1. a scientific name in which the same word is used for both genus and species, for example Vulpes vulpes (the red fox)

FAQ 8 Letter Words With TAU

  • How many 8 letter words containing TAU are in the English dictionary?

    There are 18 8-letter words in the English dictionary that contain TAU. The average Scrabble score across them is 10.1.

  • Are there any rare 8 letter words containing TAU worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon 8-letter words like "staumrel", "minotaur", "retaught", "tautonym" contain TAU and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "tautonym" is worth 13 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common 8 letter words containing TAU?

    Everyday 8-letter words containing TAU include "centaurs", "centaury", "minotaur", "retaught", "semitaur".