TURISTA is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. TURISTA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TURISTA?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TURISTA is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TURISTA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
turistasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TURISTA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TURISTA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 137,239.
What does TURISTA mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Diarrhoea suffered by travellers in a foreign country, usually from unfamiliar food or water.
Turista is the Spanish word for a tourist, borrowed into English as slang for the stomach upset that often strikes visitors to hot countries. It is a lighter term than the medical name and often carries a note of humour.
How TURISTA is used
Turista is informal travel slang, usually about Mexico or Latin America.
- He spent two days in bed with turista.
- Avoid ice cubes if you want to dodge turista.
- Turista ruined the first week of their honeymoon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TURISTA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TURISTA
1 longer words begin with TURISTA.
Shorter words from the letters in TURISTA
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Common questions about TURISTA
- Is TURISTA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TURISTA, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TURISTA worth?
- TURISTA is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TURISTA mean?
- Diarrhoea suffered by travellers in a foreign country, usually from unfamiliar food or water.
- What letters can be added to TURISTA?
- TURISTA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TURISTA:
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