TUNG is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. TUNG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TUNG?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TUNG is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TUNG
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TUNG scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TUNG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does TUNG mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A Chinese tree whose seeds yield an oil used in paints, varnishes and inks.
Tung refers to the tung tree, native to China. By extension, tung also names the oil pressed from its seeds, long valued as a fast-drying finish for wood and as an ingredient in varnishes and printing inks.
How TUNG is used
Almost always seen in the compound tung oil; used as a plain noun mainly in botanical or trade contexts.
- The furniture was finished with tung oil for a warm shine.
- Tung trees were once planted widely for their valuable seeds.
- The paint factory imported tung oil by the barrel.
- He explained how tung oil differs from linseed oil.
- The tung tree produces clusters of poisonous seeds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TUNG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TUNG
9 longer words begin with TUNG.
Words ending in TUNG
4 words end in TUNG. Useful as a back hook: play TUNG onto a word already on the board.
Words with TUNG inside
12 words contain TUNG in the middle. Words that start with TUNG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TUNG
Common questions about TUNG
- Is TUNG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TUNG, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TUNG worth?
- TUNG is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TUNG mean?
- A Chinese tree whose seeds yield an oil used in paints, varnishes and inks.
- What letters can be added to TUNG?
- TUNG takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TUNG:
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