TURNBUCKLE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. TURNBUCKLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
t1u1r1n1b3u1c3k5l1e1
PlayableTURNBUCKLE · 10 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 24 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
24points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept TURNBUCKLE?
| 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: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.8
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.7%
Our own measure of how useful TURNBUCKLE is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TURNBUCKLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
turnbucklesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TURNBUCKLE scores
Scrabble t1u1r1n1b3u1c3k5l1e1 18
Words with Friends t1u2r1n2b4u2c4k5l2e1 24
Face value of the 10 tiles in TURNBUCKLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TURNBUCKLE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with TURNBUCKLE
1 longer words begin with TURNBUCKLE.
Shorter words from the letters in TURNBUCKLE
unbuckle16 bruckle15 buckler15 blunker13 clunker13 crunkle13 truckle13 blunter9 culture9 lecturn9 bucker14 bucket14 buckle14 nubuck14 bulker12 bunker12 krubut12 lucken12 ruckle12 tucker12 untuck12 becurl10 kultur10 lunker10 runkle10 uncurb10 brunet8 bunter8 burnet8 butler8 culter8 curule8 cutler8 lucent8 lucern8 nucule8 reluct8 tubule8 unbelt8 uncurl8
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Common questions about TURNBUCKLE
- Is TURNBUCKLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TURNBUCKLE, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TURNBUCKLE worth?
- TURNBUCKLE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TURNBUCKLE?
- TURNBUCKLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TURNBUCKLE:
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