Definitions For Taiko

Etymology 1

Borrowed from {{bor, en, ja, 太鼓, tr=たいこ taiko}}, from 太, tr=tʰàj, t=great + 鼓, tr=kú, t=drum.

Noun

TAIKO (plural TAIKOs) (sumo) A traditional drum, beaten by yobidashi to announce the beginning of a tournament, and at the end of each day (musical instruments) A Japanese drum or a performance of several drummers in an ensemble (also called kumi-daiko).

Etymology 2

Noun

TAIKO (plural TAIKOs) The chatham island taiko (pterodroma magentae).

Anagrams

Kiato

Is Taiko a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
9
Words with Friends
9

The word Taiko is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends

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