BLUETONGUE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BLUETONGUE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLUETONGUE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLUETONGUE is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLUETONGUE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bluetonguesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLUETONGUE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BLUETONGUE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BLUETONGUE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BLUETONGUE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A viral disease of sheep, and less often cattle, spread by biting midges and marked by fever and a swollen, bluish tongue.
Outbreaks of bluetongue can force movement restrictions on farms, so vets watch for it closely. The name comes from the cyanotic colour some sick animals show. Another meaning is a blue-tongued Australian lizard, usually written as a skink.
How BLUETONGUE is used
A veterinary term used in farming news and animal health regulations.
- The farm was placed under restriction after bluetongue was confirmed.
- Vaccination helps to protect flocks against bluetongue.
- Warm summers have spread bluetongue northwards.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLUETONGUE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BLUETONGUE
1 longer words begin with BLUETONGUE.
Shorter words from the letters in BLUETONGUE
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Common questions about BLUETONGUE
- Is BLUETONGUE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLUETONGUE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLUETONGUE worth?
- BLUETONGUE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLUETONGUE mean?
- A viral disease of sheep, and less often cattle, spread by biting midges and marked by fever and a swollen, bluish tongue.
- What letters can be added to BLUETONGUE?
- BLUETONGUE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BLUETONGUE:
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