TURBIDITE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TURBIDITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TURBIDITE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TURBIDITE is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TURBIDITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
turbiditesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TURBIDITE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TURBIDITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TURBIDITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TURBIDITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A layer of sediment or rock laid down by a fast underwater flow of mud and sand.
Geologists read a turbidite from its graded layers, with coarse grains at the bottom and fine ones at the top. Such beds form on the deep sea floor when sediment slides down a continental slope.
How TURBIDITE is used
Used in geology and oceanography.
- The cliff face reveals a thick turbidite sequence.
- Each turbidite records a single underwater landslide.
- Oil companies study the turbidite deposits offshore.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TURBIDITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TURBIDITE
1 longer words begin with TURBIDITE.
Shorter words from the letters in TURBIDITE
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Common questions about TURBIDITE
- Is TURBIDITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TURBIDITE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TURBIDITE worth?
- TURBIDITE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TURBIDITE mean?
- A layer of sediment or rock laid down by a fast underwater flow of mud and sand.
- What letters can be added to TURBIDITE?
- TURBIDITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TURBIDITE:
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