TONSURE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. TONSURE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TONSURE?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TONSURE is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TONSURE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TONSURE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TONSURE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 48,248.
What does TONSURE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The shaving of the head, or part of it, as a sign of entering a religious order.
The classic tonsure left a bald crown ringed by a fringe of hair, and the rite marked a man's first step toward the clergy. The same word names the shaved patch itself, and a tonsure can also be used as a verb.
How TONSURE is used
Tonsure is used in religious and historical writing, mostly about monks and medieval clergy.
- The monk's tonsure shone in the candlelight.
- He received the tonsure at the age of eighteen.
- The abbey kept to the old Roman style of tonsure.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TONSURE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TONSURE
The 7 tiles of TONSURE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TONSURE
2 longer words begin with TONSURE.
Shorter words from the letters in TONSURE
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Common questions about TONSURE
- Is TONSURE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TONSURE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TONSURE worth?
- TONSURE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TONSURE mean?
- The shaving of the head, or part of it, as a sign of entering a religious order.
- What letters can be added to TONSURE?
- TONSURE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TONSURE:
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