TURGENT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TURGENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TURGENT?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TURGENT is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TURGENT
No single letter turns TURGENT into another word.
How TURGENT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TURGENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 205,859.
What stands out about TURGENT
- TURGENT 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 TURGENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Swollen or puffed up, often with fluid.
Older writers used turgent of swollen tissue, bulging veins or, figuratively, of speech that is overblown and pompous. Today the related word turgid has largely replaced it.
How TURGENT is used
Rare, found mainly in older medical and literary prose.
- The wound became turgent and red.
- He delivered a turgent speech full of grand phrases.
- Turgent veins stood out along her arm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TURGENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TURGENT
The 7 tiles of TURGENT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TURGENT
1 longer words begin with TURGENT.
Shorter words from the letters in TURGENT
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Common questions about TURGENT
- Is TURGENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TURGENT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TURGENT worth?
- TURGENT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TURGENT mean?
- Swollen or puffed up, often with fluid.
- What letters can be added to TURGENT?
- No single letter can be added to TURGENT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TURGENT:
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