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Is tachyon a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word tachyon is a Scrabble US word. The word tachyon is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

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Is tachyon a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word tachyon is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

T1A1C3H4Y4O1N1

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7-letter words (1 found)

TACHYON,

6-letter words (4 found)

CHANTY,CHATON,NOTCHY,ONYCHA,

5-letter words (17 found)

ACTON,ANCHO,ATONY,AYONT,CANTO,CANTY,CHANT,CHOTA,COTAN,CYANO,CYTON,NACHO,NATCH,NOTCH,OCTAN,TACHO,YACHT,

4-letter words (29 found)

ACHY,AHOY,ATOC,CANT,CANY,CHAO,CHAT,CHAY,CHON,COAT,CONY,COTH,CYAN,HANT,HOYA,NACH,NOAH,NOTA,NYAH,OATH,OATY,OCTA,TACH,TACO,TANH,THAN,THON,TONY,YONT,

3-letter words (41 found)

ACH,ACT,ANT,ANY,CAN,CAT,CAY,CHA,CON,COT,COY,HAN,HAO,HAT,HAY,HOA,HOC,HON,HOT,HOY,NAH,NAT,NAY,NOH,NOT,NOY,NTH,OAT,OCA,OCH,ONY,TAN,TAO,TAY,THO,THY,TOC,TON,TOY,YAH,YON,

2-letter words (17 found)

AH,AN,AT,AY,CH,HA,HO,NA,NO,NY,OH,ON,OY,TA,TO,YA,YO,

You can make 109 words from tachyon according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of tachyon

tachyon

Etymology

Formed as: tachy- +‎ -on, representing a hypothetical Ancient Greek etymon of the form *ταχυόν (takhuón, “a quick thing”), from ταχύς (takhús, “swift”, “rapid”).

Coined by American physicist Gerald Feinberg in 1967.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtæk.i.ɒn/

Noun

tachyon (plural tachyons)

  1. (physics) A hypothetical particle that travels faster than the speed of light.
  2. (physics) A flaw in a physical theory that predicts the existence of tachyons or similar paradoxical results. Compare with ghost.

Synonyms

  • tachyonic particle

Derived terms

  • tachyonic

Translations

See also

  • luxon
  • tardyon

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English tachyon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑ.xiˌɔn/
  • Hyphenation: ta‧chy‧on

Noun

tachyon n (plural tachyonen)

  1. (physics) tachyon

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ta.kjɔ̃/

Noun

tachyon m (plural tachyons)

  1. (physics) tachyon

Further reading

  • “tachyon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

  • choyant

Source: wiktionary.org