Is “Tau” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
TAU
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Valid

Meaning of Tau

/taʊ/

noun
  1. 1.The letter Τ/τ in the Greek, Hebrew and ancient Semitic alphabets, being the nineteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek, the twenty-first letter of Old and Ancient Greek.

  2. 2.A Τ-shaped sign or structure; a Saint Anthony's cross, sometimes regarded as a sacred symbol.

    1658: Nor shall we take in the mysticall Tau, or the Crosse of our blessed Saviour, which having in some descriptions an Empedon or crossing foot-stay, made not one single transversion. — Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 168)

  3. 3.A tau meson, now usually known as a kaon.

Synonyms: kappa, vega