Is THUMBTACKED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, THUMBTACKED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 25 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does THUMBTACKED mean?
Thumbtacked is a form of THUMBTACK.
- noun
a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board
- verb
fasten with thumbtacks
“The teacher thumbtacked the notice on the bulletin board”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
25
Scrabble
28
Words With Friends
11
Letters
T (1) + H (4) + U (1) + M (3) + B (3) + T (1) + A (1) + C (3) + K (5) + E (1) + D (2) = 25 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 THUMBTACKED
THUMBTACKED 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 THUMBTACKED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- thumbtack22
- hackbut18
- thacked17
- chabuk17
- hacked16
- hucked16
- batched15
- debauch15
- matched15
- thumbed15
- backed15
- bucked15
- mucked15
- butthead14
- headbutt14
- bached14
- bucket14
- hacek14
- ketch14
- thack14
- chatted13
- betcha13
- tacked13
- tucked13
- amuck13
- kheda13
- hack13
- heck13
- huck13
- bathed12
- cathed12
- chuted12
- detach12
- tacket12
- tucket12
- baked12
- batch12
- beach12
- butch12
- caked12
- dumka12
- mache12
- match12
- mutch12
- thumb12
- back12
- beck12
- buck12
- dhak12
- mack12
- muck12
- abduce11
- abduct11
- humate11
- mudcat11
- ached11
- dutch11
- bach11
- cham11
- chem11
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