TURBULENCE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. TURBULENCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TURBULENCE?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TURBULENCE is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TURBULENCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
turbulencesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TURBULENCE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TURBULENCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TURBULENCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TURBULENCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Violent, irregular movement of air or water, or a state of disorder and upheaval.
Air travellers meet turbulence as sudden bumps and drops in flight, while physicists use the word for chaotic swirling flow in any fluid. The same word is also borrowed for periods of political, social, or emotional unrest.
How TURBULENCE is used
Used literally for rough air and water, and figuratively for upheaval, as in political turbulence.
- The pilot warned the passengers to expect some turbulence over the mountains.
- Turbulence behind the boat churned the river into foam.
- The company survived years of financial turbulence.
- Engineers study turbulence to design quieter aircraft wings.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TURBULENCE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TURBULENCE
1 longer words begin with TURBULENCE.
Shorter words from the letters in TURBULENCE
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Common questions about TURBULENCE
- Is TURBULENCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TURBULENCE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TURBULENCE worth?
- TURBULENCE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TURBULENCE mean?
- Violent, irregular movement of air or water, or a state of disorder and upheaval.
- What letters can be added to TURBULENCE?
- TURBULENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TURBULENCE:
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