Yes. TA is a valid word.
TA is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
TA is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About TA
TA is a quick, casual thank-you, mostly heard in Britain. It hooks into TAB, TAD, TAE, TAG, TAJ, TAM, TAN, TAO, TAP, TAR, TAS, TAT, TAU, TAV, TAW and TAX.
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TA scores 2 points
Before any bonus squares: T 1 + A 1 = 2. On a double-word square that's 4, on a triple-word 6, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: TA as the first play
Later in the game, put the T on a 3L square and TA is worth 4 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
After TA (16):
- TABthe bill in a restaurant
- TADa slight amount or degree of difference
- TAE
- TAGa label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.
- TAJa tall, conical cap worn in Muslim countries
- TAMa woolen cap of Scottish origin
- TANa browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
- TAO
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Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from TA
Other forms of TA (1):
Words that start with TA:
- TABSform of TAB: the bill in a restaurant
- TABUa prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its…
- TACE
- TACHmeasuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation
- TACKfasten with tacks
- TACO(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Mexican descent
- TACTconsideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense
- TADSform of TAD: a slight amount or degree of difference
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- TAELa unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces
- TAGSform of TAG: a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.
- TAHR
- TAILthe posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of TA and these are still words:
Same letters, other words
Memory tip
TA is a quick British thank-you. Reverse it for AT.
On these lists
Other two-letter words starting with T
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Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins. Playing the international (Collins) list? Turn on its 20 extra two-letter words in Setup.
Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
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