TURBOT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TURBOT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TURBOT?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TURBOT is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TURBOT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
turbotsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TURBOT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TURBOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 206,954.
What stands out about TURBOT
- TURBOT begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TURBOT mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A large European flatfish with bony bumps on its body, valued as food.
The turbot lies on the sea floor near the coast, with both eyes on its upper side, and its flesh is firm and white. Cooks regard it as one of the finest fish in the sea, and it is traditionally served whole in a special diamond-shaped pan. Several other flatfishes that resemble it carry the name too, which is why it shows up in many menus and species lists.
How TURBOT is used
Used in cooking, fishing and marine biology; usually refers to the European species.
- The restaurant served a whole turbot with butter and lemon.
- A turbot can weigh well over ten kilograms.
- Fishermen working off the Dutch coast landed a large turbot.
- The turbot hid under a thin layer of sand.
- He ordered the turbot because the waiter praised it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TURBOT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TURBOT
1 longer words begin with TURBOT.
Shorter words from the letters in TURBOT
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Common questions about TURBOT
- Is TURBOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TURBOT, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TURBOT worth?
- TURBOT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TURBOT mean?
- A large European flatfish with bony bumps on its body, valued as food.
- What letters can be added to TURBOT?
- TURBOT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TURBOT:
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