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Is TALLY a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, TALLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does TALLY mean?

  1. noun

    a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely

    “the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th”

  2. noun

    a bill for an amount due

  3. noun

    the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order

    “the counting continued for several hours”

  4. verb

    be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

    “The two stories don't agree in many details”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

8

Scrabble

9

Words With Friends

5

Letters

T (1) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 8 points in Scrabble.

Dictionary status

  • Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
  • Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
  • Words With FriendsListed

Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.

Hooks for TALLY

TALLY has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.

Front hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the front.

Back hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the end.

Words you can make from TALLY

The 12 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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