TOURMALINES is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. TOURMALINES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TOURMALINES?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TOURMALINES is to know. It scores 13 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOURMALINES
No single letter turns TOURMALINES into another word.
How TOURMALINES scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in TOURMALINES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TOURMALINES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TOURMALINES
- All 11 letters of TOURMALINES are different — nothing repeats.
- TOURMALINES contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TOURMALINES mean in Scrabble?
TOURMALINES is the plural of TOURMALINE.
TOURMALINE(noun) — A hard mineral of boron and aluminium that forms prism-shaped crystals and is cut as a gem in many colours.
Shorter words from the letters in TOURMALINES
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Common questions about TOURMALINES
- Is TOURMALINES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TOURMALINES, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TOURMALINES worth?
- TOURMALINES is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TOURMALINES?
- No single letter can be added to TOURMALINES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of TOURMALINES:
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