TOOTH is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TOOTH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TOOTH?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TOOTH is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOOTH
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TOOTH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TOOTH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 89,628.
What does TOOTH mean in Scrabble?
noun
One of the hard, calcified structures rooted in the jaw and used for biting, tearing and chewing food, or, more broadly, a projecting point on an object such as a comb, saw or gear.
A human tooth consists of a hard outer layer of enamel protecting softer dentin and a living pulp beneath, and most people grow two full sets across their lifetime, first a smaller set of baby teeth and later a permanent set. Dentists examine each tooth individually for decay, wear or misalignment, since problems in one tooth can affect chewing, speech and overall health. English also extends tooth to any small pointed projection arranged in a row, so a comb, a saw blade or a gear wheel is described as having teeth even though nothing biological is involved. The idiom fight tooth and nail draws on the image of using every natural weapon available, capturing the fierce effort behind a determined struggle.
How TOOTH is used
Extremely common in everyday speech, both for the biological structure in the mouth and, figuratively, for a pointed projection on a tool or object.
- The dentist found a small cavity in her back tooth.
- He lost a tooth playing hockey as a teenager.
- A missing tooth on the gear caused the machine to jam.
- The comb had a broken tooth along one edge.
- They fought tooth and nail to save the old building.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TOOTH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TOOTH
Showing 24 of 39 words that begin with TOOTH.
Words ending in TOOTH
8 words end in TOOTH. Useful as a back hook: play TOOTH onto a word already on the board.
Words with TOOTH inside
5 words contain TOOTH in the middle. Words that start with TOOTH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TOOTH
Common questions about TOOTH
- Is TOOTH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TOOTH, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TOOTH worth?
- TOOTH is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TOOTH mean?
- One of the hard, calcified structures rooted in the jaw and used for biting, tearing and chewing food, or, more broadly, a projecting point on an object such as a comb, saw or gear.
- What letters can be added to TOOTH?
- TOOTH takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TOOTH:
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