TUNE is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. TUNE 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 TUNE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TUNE is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TUNE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TUNE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TUNE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,269.
What does TUNE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A melody, especially a simple and easily remembered one.
A tune is the sequence of musical notes that gives a song or piece its identifiable melody, as distinct from its rhythm, harmony or words. People often say a song is catchy when its tune stays in the mind long after it has finished.
How TUNE is used
Everyday word used of songs, hymns, jingles and instrumental melodies alike.
- He hummed a tune while washing the dishes.
- The radio played an old dance tune from the 1940s.
- She could not remember the tune of the song.
- The band rehearsed a new tune before the concert.
- Children sang the tune they had learned at school.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TUNE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TUNE
20 longer words begin with TUNE.
Words ending in TUNE
17 words end in TUNE. Useful as a back hook: play TUNE onto a word already on the board.
Words with TUNE inside
Showing 24 of 50 words that contain TUNE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TUNE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TUNE
Common questions about TUNE
- Is TUNE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TUNE, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TUNE worth?
- TUNE is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TUNE mean?
- A melody, especially a simple and easily remembered one.
- What letters can be added to TUNE?
- TUNE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TUNE:
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