TURNKEY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. TURNKEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TURNKEY?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TURNKEY is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TURNKEY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
turnkeysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TURNKEY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TURNKEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does TURNKEY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Describing a product or project that is supplied complete and ready to use straight away.
Builders and software vendors like turnkey as a selling point, since the buyer only has to start using the result. The word began as a noun for a jailer, the person who held the keys of a prison.
How TURNKEY is used
The word turnkey usually comes before a noun, as in a turnkey system or turnkey contract.
- The company sold a turnkey kitchen that needed only a power connection.
- A turnkey contract makes one firm responsible for the whole building.
- She wanted a turnkey website, with no setup work left for her.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TURNKEY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TURNKEY
1 longer words begin with TURNKEY.
Shorter words from the letters in TURNKEY
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Common questions about TURNKEY
- Is TURNKEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TURNKEY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TURNKEY worth?
- TURNKEY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TURNKEY mean?
- Describing a product or project that is supplied complete and ready to use straight away.
- What letters can be added to TURNKEY?
- TURNKEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TURNKEY:
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