TURBINATE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. TURBINATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TURBINATE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TURBINATE is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TURBINATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TURBINATE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TURBINATE, 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 | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TURBINATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TURBINATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
One of the thin, scroll-shaped, spongy bones inside the nasal passages that warm and moisten the air we breathe.
Swollen turbinates make the nose feel blocked and are a common reason for stuffiness. Surgeons sometimes reduce them to improve breathing. As an adjective the word means shaped like a spinning top or cone, as many shells are.
How TURBINATE is used
Used in anatomy and ear, nose and throat medicine; also in describing shell shapes.
- The doctor said her left turbinate was swollen.
- Each turbinate is covered with moist tissue.
- The turbinate shell tapered to a sharp point.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TURBINATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TURBINATE
The 9 tiles of TURBINATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TURBINATE
2 longer words begin with TURBINATE.
Shorter words from the letters in TURBINATE
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Common questions about TURBINATE
- Is TURBINATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TURBINATE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TURBINATE worth?
- TURBINATE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TURBINATE mean?
- One of the thin, scroll-shaped, spongy bones inside the nasal passages that warm and moisten the air we breathe.
- What letters can be added to TURBINATE?
- TURBINATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TURBINATE:
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