TURKEY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. TURKEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TURKEY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TURKEY is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TURKEY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
turkeysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TURKEY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TURKEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does TURKEY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large bird bred for its meat, with a bare head and a fan-shaped tail; also the meat of this bird.
Wild turkeys come from North America and were domesticated long before Europeans arrived. The roasted bird is the centrepiece of Christmas dinner in Britain and of Thanksgiving in the United States. In informal speech the word also names a flop, a show or film that fails badly, and a foolish person.
How TURKEY is used
Standard for the bird and the meat; the figurative senses are informal and mainly North American.
- The turkey was in the oven by seven in the morning.
- A wild turkey crossed the road ahead of us.
- Critics called the film a turkey and left before the end.
- We carved the turkey at the long table.
- There was cold turkey in the fridge for sandwiches.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TURKEY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TURKEY
1 longer words begin with TURKEY.
Shorter words from the letters in TURKEY
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Common questions about TURKEY
- Is TURKEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TURKEY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TURKEY worth?
- TURKEY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TURKEY mean?
- A large bird bred for its meat, with a bare head and a fan-shaped tail; also the meat of this bird.
- What letters can be added to TURKEY?
- TURKEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TURKEY:
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