TURGIDNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TURGIDNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TURGIDNESS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TURGIDNESS is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TURGIDNESS
No single letter turns TURGIDNESS into another word.
How TURGIDNESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TURGIDNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TURGIDNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TURGIDNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The condition of being swollen, or of being pompous and overblown in style.
In biology turgidness describes plant cells firm with water, while critics use it for bloated prose. Either way the idea is something puffed up beyond what it needs.
How TURGIDNESS is used
Used in biology and in literary criticism.
- The turgidness of the leaf showed that the plant was well watered.
- Reviewers mocked the turgidness of his speeches.
- A wilted stem lacks the turgidness of a healthy one.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TURGIDNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TURGIDNESS
1 longer words begin with TURGIDNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in TURGIDNESS
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Common questions about TURGIDNESS
- Is TURGIDNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TURGIDNESS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TURGIDNESS worth?
- TURGIDNESS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TURGIDNESS mean?
- The condition of being swollen, or of being pompous and overblown in style.
- What letters can be added to TURGIDNESS?
- No single letter can be added to TURGIDNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TURGIDNESS:
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