TURGIDITY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. TURGIDITY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TURGIDITY?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TURGIDITY is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TURGIDITY
No single letter turns TURGIDITY into another word.
How TURGIDITY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TURGIDITY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TURGIDITY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TURGIDITY mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The condition of being swollen, or of language that is overblown and pompous.
In biology turgidity describes plant cells firm with water pressure. In writing, turgidity is a fault: long, inflated phrases that bury the meaning.
How TURGIDITY is used
Used in science for swelling and in criticism for bombastic style.
- The turgidity of the cells keeps the stem upright.
- Readers complained about the turgidity of his prose.
- Turgidity set in as the speech dragged on.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TURGIDITY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TURGIDITY
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Common questions about TURGIDITY
- Is TURGIDITY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TURGIDITY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TURGIDITY worth?
- TURGIDITY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TURGIDITY mean?
- The condition of being swollen, or of language that is overblown and pompous.
- What letters can be added to TURGIDITY?
- No single letter can be added to TURGIDITY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TURGIDITY:
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