TURDINE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TURDINE 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 TURDINE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TURDINE is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TURDINE
No single letter turns TURDINE into another word.
How TURDINE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TURDINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 42,887.
What stands out about TURDINE
- The same 7 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TURDINE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoologytechnical
Relating to the thrush family of birds.
Ornithologists use turdine for features of the true thrushes, such as speckled breasts and a clear flute-like song. The term comes from the Latin turdus, thrush, and points to a family, not a single species.
How TURDINE is used
Used in ornithology and bird classification.
- The bird had the typical turdine posture of a ground feeder.
- Turdine songs are often rich and carry a long way.
- The field guide groups the blackbird among turdine species.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TURDINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TURDINE
The 7 tiles of TURDINE in a different order — 4 found.
Shorter words from the letters in TURDINE
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Common questions about TURDINE
- Is TURDINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TURDINE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TURDINE worth?
- TURDINE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TURDINE mean?
- Relating to the thrush family of birds.
- What letters can be added to TURDINE?
- No single letter can be added to TURDINE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TURDINE:
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