STURGEON is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. STURGEON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STURGEON?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STURGEON is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STURGEON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sturgeonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STURGEON scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in STURGEON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STURGEON has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about STURGEON
- All 8 letters of STURGEON are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does STURGEON mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A sturgeon is a large primitive fish with bony plates along its body, valued for its flesh and for caviar.
Sturgeon live in northern seas and rivers and swim upstream to spawn. Overfishing for their eggs has made many species endangered.
How STURGEON is used
Sturgeon is the name of the fish and also its plural form.
- The anglers hauled a huge sturgeon onto the bank.
- Caviar comes from the eggs of the sturgeon.
- Rivers there still hold a few wild sturgeon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STURGEON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with STURGEON
1 longer words begin with STURGEON.
Shorter words from the letters in STURGEON
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Common questions about STURGEON
- Is STURGEON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STURGEON, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STURGEON worth?
- STURGEON is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STURGEON mean?
- A sturgeon is a large primitive fish with bony plates along its body, valued for its flesh and for caviar.
- What letters can be added to STURGEON?
- STURGEON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of STURGEON:
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