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Is TAXONOMY a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, TAXONOMY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does TAXONOMY mean?

  1. noun

    a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc

  2. noun

    (biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification

  3. noun

    practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

20

Scrabble

21

Words With Friends

8

Letters

T (1) + A (1) + X (8) + O (1) + N (1) + O (1) + M (3) + Y (4) = 20 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 TAXONOMY

TAXONOMY 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 TAXONOMY

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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