TULE is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. TULE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TULE?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TULE is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TULE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tulesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TULE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TULE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,404.
What does TULE mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A tall bulrush that grows in marshy wetlands of California and other parts of western North America.
Tule is the common name for a coarse, reedlike sedge that once formed dense marshes across California's Central Valley, and the plant's stems were used by Native peoples for mats, boats and thatching. The word entered English from Nahuatl by way of Mexican Spanish.
How TULE is used
Used mainly in the western United States, often in place names such as Tule Lake.
- The slough was choked with tule growing along its banks.
- Early settlers cut tule to weave into mats and roofing.
- Ducks nested deep among the tule at the edge of the marsh.
- The boat was built from bundled tule reeds, in the old style.
- Tule Lake takes its name from the plant that once covered its shores.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TULE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TULE
The 4 tiles of TULE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TULE
1 longer words begin with TULE.
Words ending in TULE
12 words end in TULE. Useful as a back hook: play TULE onto a word already on the board.
Words with TULE inside
22 words contain TULE in the middle. Words that start with TULE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TULE
Common questions about TULE
- Is TULE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TULE, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TULE worth?
- TULE is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TULE mean?
- A tall bulrush that grows in marshy wetlands of California and other parts of western North America.
- What letters can be added to TULE?
- TULE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TULE:
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