TURNCOCK is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. TURNCOCK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TURNCOCK?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TURNCOCK is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TURNCOCK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
turncocksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TURNCOCK scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TURNCOCK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TURNCOCK has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TURNCOCK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A waterworks official who turns the water supply on and off at the mains, or the valve used for the purpose.
Before automatic valves, a turncock went street to street to open and close the supply by hand. The word is mostly seen in nineteenth-century novels and local histories.
How TURNCOCK is used
Dated British term from water-supply work.
- The turncock shut off the mains for repairs.
- A turncock arrived with his long iron key.
- The village turncock opened the supply each morning.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TURNCOCK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TURNCOCK
1 longer words begin with TURNCOCK.
Shorter words from the letters in TURNCOCK
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Common questions about TURNCOCK
- Is TURNCOCK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TURNCOCK, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TURNCOCK worth?
- TURNCOCK is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TURNCOCK mean?
- A waterworks official who turns the water supply on and off at the mains, or the valve used for the purpose.
- What letters can be added to TURNCOCK?
- TURNCOCK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TURNCOCK:
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