TORTRIX is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. TORTRIX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TORTRIX?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TORTRIX is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TORTRIX
No single letter turns TORTRIX into another word.
How TORTRIX scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TORTRIX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 988,121.
What does TORTRIX mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small moth whose caterpillars roll up leaves and can damage fruit trees.
A tortrix belongs to a large family of moths, and the larvae shelter inside leaves folded with silk. Orchard growers know the tortrix as a pest of apples and other fruit. The name comes from the Latin word for twisting.
How TORTRIX is used
Tortrix appears in gardening and entomology as the name of a leaf-rolling moth.
- The grower found a tortrix caterpillar inside a curled leaf.
- A green tortrix can strip the buds of young apple trees.
- Traps in the orchard caught every tortrix in the area.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TORTRIX and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TORTRIX
1 longer words begin with TORTRIX.
Shorter words from the letters in TORTRIX
Common questions about TORTRIX
- Is TORTRIX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TORTRIX, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TORTRIX worth?
- TORTRIX is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TORTRIX mean?
- A small moth whose caterpillars roll up leaves and can damage fruit trees.
- What letters can be added to TORTRIX?
- No single letter can be added to TORTRIX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TORTRIX:
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