TORTURE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. TORTURE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TORTURE?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TORTURE is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TORTURE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TORTURE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TORTURE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 185,273.
What does TORTURE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To inflict severe pain or suffering on someone, often to punish them or to force information from them.
The verb covers cruelty by prisoners' captors as well as milder, figurative suffering such as being tormented by guilt. People joke that a boring lecture will torture them, which stretches the real meaning.
How TORTURE is used
Torture is used literally about physical cruelty and figuratively about mental anguish or annoyance.
- The regime was accused of using prisoners and torture.
- The memory continued to torture him for years.
- Please do not torture me with that awful song again.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TORTURE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TORTURE
The 7 tiles of TORTURE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TORTURE
6 longer words begin with TORTURE.
Shorter words from the letters in TORTURE
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Common questions about TORTURE
- Is TORTURE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TORTURE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TORTURE worth?
- TORTURE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TORTURE mean?
- To inflict severe pain or suffering on someone, often to punish them or to force information from them.
- What letters can be added to TORTURE?
- TORTURE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TORTURE:
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