TURBAN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TURBAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TURBAN?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TURBAN is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TURBAN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TURBAN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TURBAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does TURBAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A head covering made by winding a long strip of cloth around the head or around a small cap.
The turban is worn by men and women in many parts of the world, for reasons of faith, custom, climate or fashion. The cloth may be several metres long, and the way it is wound often shows the region or community of the wearer. The word also names a sea snail with a spiral shell, and a close-fitting hat for women in the same style.
How TURBAN is used
Common in everyday English; the sea-snail sense appears mostly in shell-collecting and marine biology.
- He wound a saffron turban around his head before the ceremony.
- The museum displays a silk turban from the nineteenth century.
- She finished the look with a jewelled turban.
- A turban shell lay among the pebbles on the beach.
- The turban kept the sun off his neck during the long walk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TURBAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TURBAN
The 6 tiles of TURBAN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TURBAN
7 longer words begin with TURBAN.
Shorter words from the letters in TURBAN
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Common questions about TURBAN
- Is TURBAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TURBAN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TURBAN worth?
- TURBAN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TURBAN mean?
- A head covering made by winding a long strip of cloth around the head or around a small cap.
- What letters can be added to TURBAN?
- TURBAN takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TURBAN:
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