TURNCOAT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TURNCOAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TURNCOAT?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TURNCOAT is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TURNCOAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
turncoatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TURNCOAT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TURNCOAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TURNCOAT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TURNCOAT
- TURNCOAT begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TURNCOAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who abandons one party, cause or side to join its opponents.
Calling someone a turncoat is a charge of disloyalty, usually made by the side that was deserted. It fits politicians who change parties, soldiers who change sides and friends who betray a group.
How TURNCOAT is used
Always disapproving, applied to a turncoat in politics, war or sport.
- His old allies called him a turncoat when he joined the rival party.
- The general was branded a turncoat after he surrendered the fort.
- No team forgives a turncoat who signs with its fiercest rival.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TURNCOAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TURNCOAT
1 longer words begin with TURNCOAT.
Shorter words from the letters in TURNCOAT
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Common questions about TURNCOAT
- Is TURNCOAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TURNCOAT, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TURNCOAT worth?
- TURNCOAT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TURNCOAT mean?
- A person who abandons one party, cause or side to join its opponents.
- What letters can be added to TURNCOAT?
- TURNCOAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TURNCOAT:
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