Yes. TAJ is a valid word.
TAJ is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
TAJ 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 TAJ
TAJ is a tall, conical cap worn as a sign of distinction in some Muslim countries, and the same word is famous from the Taj Mahal, meaning crown of palaces; its plural is TAJES. TAJ ends in J, so it can land the J on a bonus square that a word starting with J could not reach.
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TAJ scores 10 points
Before any bonus squares: T 1 + A 1 + J 8 = 10. On a double-word square that's 20, on a triple-word 30, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: TAJ as the first play
Later in the game, put the J on a 3L square and TAJ is worth 26 before any word bonus.
Longer words from TAJ
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of TAJ and these are still words:
- HAJsame as HADJ: a pilgrimage to Mecca
- RAJsame as SOVEREIGNTY
- 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.
- TAMa woolen cap of Scottish origin
- TANa browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
Same letters, other words
Memory tip
TAJ is a tall cone-shaped cap, as worn by some dervishes. The J on the end makes it a good way to reach a bonus square.
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Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins.
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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