TURN is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. TURN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TURN?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TURN is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TURN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TURN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TURN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What does TURN mean in Scrabble?
verb
To move so that a different part faces forward, or to change direction while moving.
To turn covers both a physical rotation, as when a wheel or a person's body turns around an axis, and a change of course, as when a car turns left at a junction. More broadly it can describe becoming something different, as when milk turns sour or leaves turn brown in autumn.
How TURN is used
Very common verb, used literally of movement and figuratively of change.
- Turn the key to unlock the door.
- She turned to see who had called her name.
- The car turned sharply to avoid the pothole.
- Milk left out in the sun will turn sour quickly.
- He turned the page and kept reading.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TURN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TURN
The 4 tiles of TURN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TURN
Showing 24 of 71 words that begin with TURN.
Words ending in TURN
14 words end in TURN. Useful as a back hook: play TURN onto a word already on the board.
Words with TURN inside
Showing 24 of 79 words that contain TURN somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TURN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TURN
Common questions about TURN
- Is TURN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TURN, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TURN worth?
- TURN is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TURN mean?
- To move so that a different part faces forward, or to change direction while moving.
- What letters can be added to TURN?
- TURN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TURN:
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