TURNIP is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TURNIP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TURNIP?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TURNIP is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TURNIP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TURNIP scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TURNIP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does TURNIP mean in Scrabble?
noun
A round, white or cream root vegetable, or the plant that produces it.
Farmers have grown the turnip for centuries both as human food and as winter feed for sheep and cattle. Its leaves, called turnip tops, are eaten as greens in many places. In older British English the word could also be a joke name for a big, thick pocket watch, and in Scotland a swede is often called a turnip.
How TURNIP is used
Everyday word; regional use differs, since some speakers apply it to the swede.
- She peeled a turnip and cut it into cubes for the stew.
- The field was sown with turnip for the winter flock.
- A turnip lantern was the old way to mark the autumn festival.
- Mashed turnip went well with the roast.
- He pulled a heavy turnip from the frozen ground.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TURNIP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TURNIP
6 longer words begin with TURNIP.
Shorter words from the letters in TURNIP
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Common questions about TURNIP
- Is TURNIP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TURNIP, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TURNIP worth?
- TURNIP is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TURNIP mean?
- A round, white or cream root vegetable, or the plant that produces it.
- What letters can be added to TURNIP?
- TURNIP takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TURNIP:
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