TORNILLO is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TORNILLO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TORNILLO?
| 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 TORNILLO is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TORNILLO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tornillosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TORNILLO scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TORNILLO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TORNILLO has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TORNILLO mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A shrub or small tree of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico that has spirally twisted pods.
The tornillo is also known as the screwbean mesquite, and the tight spiral of its pods explains the Spanish name, which means little screw. It grows beside streams and washes in desert country, where its roots find water.
How TORNILLO is used
Tornillo is a regional plant name used in botany and in writing about the American Southwest.
- A tornillo grew beside the dry creek bed, its pods curled like tiny springs.
- Hikers found shade under a tornillo near the river.
- The tornillo is well suited to hot, dry canyons.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TORNILLO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TORNILLO
1 longer words begin with TORNILLO.
Shorter words from the letters in TORNILLO
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Common questions about TORNILLO
- Is TORNILLO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TORNILLO, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TORNILLO worth?
- TORNILLO is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TORNILLO mean?
- A shrub or small tree of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico that has spirally twisted pods.
- What letters can be added to TORNILLO?
- TORNILLO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TORNILLO:
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