TORTOISESHELLS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. TORTOISESHELLS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
t1o1r1t1o1i1s1e1s1h4e1l1l1s1
PlayableTORTOISESHELLS · 14 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
14letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept TORTOISESHELLS?
| 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: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.21
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.36%
Our own measure of how useful TORTOISESHELLS is to know. It scores 17 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TORTOISESHELLS
No single letter turns TORTOISESHELLS into another word.
How TORTOISESHELLS scores
Scrabble t1o1r1t1o1i1s1e1s1h4e1l1l1s1 17
Words with Friends t1o1r1t1o1i1s1e1s1h3e1l2l2s1 18
Face value of the 14 tiles in TORTOISESHELLS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TORTOISESHELLS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in TORTOISESHELLS
tortoiseshell16 sitosterols11 hostellers13 hostelries13 shortlists13 thirstless13 litterless10 sitosterol10 etherists12 helotries12 heterosis12 horseless12 hostelers12 hosteller12 hostlesse12 hoteliers12 isotheres12 lithosols12 rellishes12 shelliest12 shirtless12 shootists12 shoreless12 shortlist12 shrillest12 sloshiest12 stooshies12 theorises12 theorists12 thrissels12 thristles12 throstles12 tooshiest12 toothless12 trothless12 lotteries9 oestriols9 orseilles9 ostleress9 rillettes9
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Common questions about TORTOISESHELLS
- Is TORTOISESHELLS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TORTOISESHELLS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TORTOISESHELLS worth?
- TORTOISESHELLS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TORTOISESHELLS?
- No single letter can be added to TORTOISESHELLS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of TORTOISESHELLS:
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