TURGESCENCY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. TURGESCENCY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TURGESCENCY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TURGESCENCY is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TURGESCENCY
No single letter turns TURGESCENCY into another word.
How TURGESCENCY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in TURGESCENCY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TURGESCENCY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in TURGESCENCY
Showing 40 of 575. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about TURGESCENCY
- Is TURGESCENCY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TURGESCENCY is not in it.
- How many points is TURGESCENCY worth?
- TURGESCENCY is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TURGESCENCY?
- No single letter can be added to TURGESCENCY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of TURGESCENCY:
Open TURGESCENCY in the Word Finder