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Is TALLYING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, TALLYING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does TALLYING mean?

Tallying is a form of TALLY.

  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

Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
8

T (1) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + Y (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 12 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 TALLYING

TALLYING 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 TALLYING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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