/tɑt/
nounverb

Is TOT a Scrabble word?

Yes. TOT 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.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning A small child.

Noun 4 meanings

  1. A small child.

    “He learned to run when he was just a tot.”

  2. A small amount of liquor, (particularly) a small measure of rum.

  3. A small cup, usually made of tin.

  4. A total, an addition of a long column of figures.

Verb 1 meaning

  1. To sum or total.

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

Where it comes from

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots tot, a shortened form of totum (“small child; tot”), of uncertain origin, perhaps shortened from totter (“to move in an unsteady way”), Compare tottle, also Old Norse tottr (“name of a dwarf”), Swedish tutte (“small child”), Danish tommeltot (“little child”).

Similar and opposite words

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TOT at a glance

TOT has 3 letters and scores 3 points in Scrabble (T 1 + O 1 + T 1) and 3 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #23,130 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -TOT

More endings

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

  • PITOT7
  • HOTTENTOT12
  • STOT4
  • PALETOT9
  • PRUTOT8
  • SHABBATOT16
  • TALLITOT8
  • VIRETOT10

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