TURBID is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TURBID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TURBID?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TURBID is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TURBID
No single letter turns TURBID into another word.
How TURBID scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TURBID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does TURBID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Cloudy or muddy because of stirred-up particles, so that it cannot be seen through.
Water becomes turbid after a storm stirs up silt, and scientists even measure the cloudiness of rivers as turbidity. The word also works in a figurative sense for thoughts, feelings or situations that are confused and unclear. It comes from the Latin turbidus, meaning disordered, which is related to the word disturb.
How TURBID is used
Fairly formal or scientific; used of liquids, and figuratively of emotions or atmosphere.
- The turbid river carried mud down to the sea.
- After the flood the lake was brown and turbid.
- Fish struggle to see in turbid water.
- He lost himself in turbid thoughts about the past.
- A turbid stream ran past the old farm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TURBID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TURBID
13 longer words begin with TURBID.
Shorter words from the letters in TURBID
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Common questions about TURBID
- Is TURBID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TURBID, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TURBID worth?
- TURBID is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TURBID mean?
- Cloudy or muddy because of stirred-up particles, so that it cannot be seen through.
- What letters can be added to TURBID?
- No single letter can be added to TURBID to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TURBID:
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