/tæɡ/
nounverb

Is TAG a Scrabble word?

Yes. TAG is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning Physical appendage.

Noun 4 meanings

  1. Physical appendage.

    “He has a tag hung on his bag.”

  2. Last nonphysical appendage.

  3. Nonphysical label.

  4. Identity.

    “The subwoofer in the trunk was so loud, it vibrated the tag like an aluminum can.”

Verb 4 meanings

  1. To label (something).

  2. To mark (something) with one's graffiti tag.

  3. To remove dung tags from a sheep.

    “Regularly tag the rear ends of your sheep.”

  4. To hit the ball hard.

    “He really tagged that ball.”

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: tag via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English tagge (“small piece hanging from a garment”), probably of North Germanic origin. Compare Norwegian tagg (“point; prong; barb; tag”), Swedish tagg (“thorn; prickle; tine”), Icelandic tág (“a willow-twig”). Compare also tack.

Similar and opposite words

Similar
tickettipsitdobbyhittigtiggytuggy
Opposite
untag

TAG at a glance

TAG has 3 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (T 1 + A 1 + G 2) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,330 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -TAG

More endings

Same last three letters as TAG. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • HASHTAG14
  • STAG5
  • SONTAG7
  • RAGTAG8
  • NAMETAG10
  • GEOTAG8
  • HANGTAG12
  • METATAG10
  • RETAG6

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