/daʊ/
noun

Is TAO a Scrabble word?

Yes. TAO is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 3 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning The art or skill of doing something in harmony with the essential nature of the thing.

Noun 1 meaning

  1. The art or skill of doing something in harmony with the essential nature of the thing.

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

Where it comes from

Etymology

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 道 (tao⁴).

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TAO at a glance

TAO has 3 letters and scores 3 points in Scrabble (T 1 + A 1 + O 1) and 3 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #15,017 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

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