TURION is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. TURION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TURION?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TURION is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TURION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
turionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TURION scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TURION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,162.
What does TURION mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A small scaly bud produced by certain water plants that breaks free and lies dormant before growing into a new plant.
A turion forms on plants such as pondweed or duckweed toward the end of the growing season, then detaches and sinks to the bottom of the water, where it survives the winter cold. When conditions warm again in spring, the turion rises and unfolds into a fresh shoot, letting the plant spread without relying on seeds. The word comes from Latin turio, meaning a young shoot or sprout.
How TURION is used
A technical term found in botany, used when describing how aquatic plants overwinter rather than in general gardening advice.
- The pond weed had already dropped dozens of turions before the first frost.
- Botanists collected turions from the lake bed to study how the plant survives winter.
- Each turion sinks to the mud and waits there until spring warmth returns.
- The textbook diagram showed a turion breaking away from the parent stem.
- A single turion can grow into a new, independent plant the following year.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TURION and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TURION
1 longer words begin with TURION.
Shorter words from the letters in TURION
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Common questions about TURION
- Is TURION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TURION, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TURION worth?
- TURION is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TURION mean?
- A small scaly bud produced by certain water plants that breaks free and lies dormant before growing into a new plant.
- What letters can be added to TURION?
- TURION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TURION:
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