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Definition, Scrabble score, anagrams & word-game reference
Yes. TAKEOUT is a valid Scrabble word in the UnscrambleTools dictionary (7 letters, 11 base points). It is suitable for casual Scrabble, Words with Friends practice, and anagram study; official tournament lists (NASPA/WESPA) may differ slightly.
Part of speech: noun
remove from its packing; "unpack the presents"
takeout food, takeaway, take away, exclude, except, leave out, leave off, omit, excerpt, extract, pull out, pull, pull up, draw out, rip out, tear out
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
TAKEOUT scores 11 points before board multipliers.
Letter counts: A×1, E×1, K×1, O×1, T×2, U×1
TAKEOUT is a 7-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 7, starts with T, ends with T, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder.
Example: "TAKEOUT — remove from its packing; "unpack the presents"" (11 Scrabble points).
TAKEOUT is listed in the UnscrambleTools word-game dictionary used across our unscrambler, anagram, pattern, and scoring tools. Pages like this one exist so you can answer "Is TAKEOUT a Scrabble word?" with data — not guesswork — before you play a tile or fill a crossword slot.
TAKEOUT (noun): (bridge) a bid that asks your partner to bid another suit. Additional senses: prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises; "in England they call takeout food `takeaway'"; take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"; prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece".
In standard Scrabble scoring, TAKEOUT totals 11 points before multipliers. That sum uses official letter values: common tiles (A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R) are worth 1, while D and G are 2, B, C, M, P are 3, F, H, V, W, Y are 4, K is 5, J and X are 8, and Q and Z are 10. TAKEOUT relies mostly on common tiles, which often makes it easier to play from a mixed rack but caps the raw ceiling compared with high-premium words.
TAKEOUT is 7 letters long, begins with T, ends with T, and sorts to the alphagram AEKOTTU. There is 1 anagram in this dictionary sharing that exact letter bag. Letter makeup: 4 vowels, 3 consonants.
Among 18 tracked 7-letter entries, TAKEOUT ranks by raw score (11 points). Anagram alternatives include OUTTAKE — useful when you need the same tiles with a different hook letter. Similar-length words in the same dictionary include PIZZAZZ, ZYZZYVA, JAZZBOW, JAZZILY; open their word pages to compare endings, vowel weight, and crossover potential.
Strategically, TAKEOUT carries 4 vowels and 3 consonants. Its vowel-heavy shape often plays cleanly from racks with excess vowels. Hooks on T or T are common study angles; browse words starting with T and words ending with T to rehearse parallel sets.
TAKEOUT is a 7-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 7, starts with T, ends with T, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder. For American-style grids, 7-letter entries like TAKEOUT frequently cross shorter words; knowing that TAKEOUT contains A, E, K, O, T, U helps you test crossing letters quickly. When you only know a few cells, open the Crossword Solver with a pattern such as t?????t to narrow candidates before checking definitions.
Notable letter pairs inside TAKEOUT include AK, KE, EO — each links to a "contains" list for deeper drilling. Unique letters used: T, A, K, E, O, U. Letter-frequency tables on this site are built from the same dictionary that powers the Word Unscrambler, so list pages and word pages stay consistent.
Use UnscrambleTools tools together: unscramble takeout directly in the Word Unscrambler, rehearse rearrangements in the Anagram Solver, filter crossword slots in the Pattern Finder, and verify 11 points in the Scrabble Score Calculator. Daily puzzle hints and Wordle practice pages share the same dictionary backbone, which keeps scores and validity aligned across the site.
Etymology: UnscrambleTools does not publish a full historical etymology for every rare word-game entry. When we detect recognizable English prefixes or suffixes, we note them in the definition section; otherwise treat TAKEOUT as a playable vocabulary item for puzzles and study.
Example usage: Example: "TAKEOUT — remove from its packing; "unpack the presents"" (11 Scrabble points). If you are validating a tournament list, cross-check NASPA or WESPA references — our dictionary optimizes for practical word-game coverage, including obscure but legal entries that appear in casual Scrabble and crossword construction.