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Is TACKLING a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list TACKLING is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

Scrabble pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
15198

What does TACKLING mean?

TACKLING is a form of TACKLE.

  1. verbaccept as a challenge
  2. verbput a harness
  3. verbseize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball

Definitions from WordNet.

Hooks for TACKLING

Add a letter to make a new word: TACKLINGS.

Anagrams of TACKLING

Words inside TACKLING

See all 130 words you can make from TACKLING

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About this list

Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up TACKLING in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is TACKLING a Scrabble word?

TACKLING is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is TACKLING worth?

TACKLING is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does TACKLING mean?

Accept as a challenge.