TOUGHEN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. TOUGHEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TOUGHEN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TOUGHEN is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOUGHEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
toughensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TOUGHEN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TOUGHEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What does TOUGHEN mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make something tough or tougher, or to become tougher.
Toughen is used for materials made more durable, for people made more resilient, and for rules made stricter. Hard training or bad experiences are typical things that toughen someone.
How TOUGHEN is used
Toughen is used in practical, personal and policy contexts.
- Years at sea helped toughen the young sailor.
- The government plans to toughen the law on littering.
- Treating the leather will toughen it against rain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TOUGHEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TOUGHEN
6 longer words begin with TOUGHEN.
Shorter words from the letters in TOUGHEN
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Common questions about TOUGHEN
- Is TOUGHEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TOUGHEN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TOUGHEN worth?
- TOUGHEN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TOUGHEN mean?
- To make something tough or tougher, or to become tougher.
- What letters can be added to TOUGHEN?
- TOUGHEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TOUGHEN:
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