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
What does TORTIOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
legal
Constituting or involving a tort, that is, a wrongful act for which the law allows a claim for damages.
Tortious conduct is harm done to another person outside a contract, such as careless driving or defamation. Lawyers use the word to separate such civil wrongs from crimes and from broken agreements.
How TORTIOUS is used
Tortious belongs to civil law, mostly in court documents and law textbooks.
- The court found that the neighbour's tortious behaviour had damaged the garden.
- She sued the firm for tortious interference with her business.
- Tortious liability can arise even where no contract exists.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TORTIOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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 does TORTIOUS mean?
- Constituting or involving a tort, that is, a wrongful act for which the law allows a claim for damages.
- 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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