STURNUSES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. STURNUSES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept STURNUSES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 23 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STURNUSES is to know. It scores 9 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STURNUSES
No single letter turns STURNUSES into another word.
How STURNUSES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in STURNUSES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STURNUSES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about STURNUSES
- STURNUSES begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of STURNUSES
The 9 tiles of STURNUSES in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in STURNUSES
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Common questions about STURNUSES
- Is STURNUSES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and STURNUSES is not in it.
- How many points is STURNUSES worth?
- STURNUSES is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to STURNUSES?
- No single letter can be added to STURNUSES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of STURNUSES:
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