TORTUOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TORTUOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TORTUOUS?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TORTUOUS is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TORTUOUS
No single letter turns TORTUOUS into another word.
How TORTUOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TORTUOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TORTUOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TORTUOUS
- TORTUOUS 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 TORTUOUS
3 longer words begin with TORTUOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in TORTUOUS
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Common questions about TORTUOUS
- Is TORTUOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TORTUOUS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TORTUOUS worth?
- TORTUOUS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TORTUOUS?
- No single letter can be added to TORTUOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TORTUOUS:
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