TRUCULENT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. TRUCULENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRUCULENT?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRUCULENT is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRUCULENT
No single letter turns TRUCULENT into another word.
How TRUCULENT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TRUCULENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRUCULENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TRUCULENT
- TRUCULENT begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TRUCULENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Eager to argue or fight, and defiantly aggressive in manner.
A truculent teenager answers back and glares, ready for a quarrel. The word suggests scowling hostility more than actual violence. Older use also covered fierceness and cruelty.
How TRUCULENT is used
Used in everyday and written English for belligerent people, tone or looks.
- The truculent driver refused to move his van.
- She gave a truculent shrug and walked off.
- A truculent mood hung over the meeting.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRUCULENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TRUCULENT
The 9 tiles of TRUCULENT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TRUCULENT
1 longer words begin with TRUCULENT.
Shorter words from the letters in TRUCULENT
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Common questions about TRUCULENT
- Is TRUCULENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRUCULENT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRUCULENT worth?
- TRUCULENT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRUCULENT mean?
- Eager to argue or fight, and defiantly aggressive in manner.
- What letters can be added to TRUCULENT?
- No single letter can be added to TRUCULENT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TRUCULENT:
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