TORTIOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TORTIOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TORTIOUS?
| 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 TORTIOUS is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TORTIOUS
No single letter turns TORTIOUS into another word.
How TORTIOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TORTIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TORTIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TORTIOUS
- TORTIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with TORTIOUS
1 longer words begin with TORTIOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in TORTIOUS
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Common questions about TORTIOUS
- Is TORTIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TORTIOUS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TORTIOUS worth?
- TORTIOUS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TORTIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to TORTIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TORTIOUS:
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