TURNSPIT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TURNSPIT 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 TURNSPIT?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TURNSPIT is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TURNSPIT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
turnspitsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TURNSPIT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TURNSPIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TURNSPIT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TURNSPIT
- TURNSPIT 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 TURNSPIT mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A servant, or a small long-bodied dog, whose job was to keep a roasting spit turning over the fire.
In old kitchens a turnspit kept the meat rotating so it cooked evenly. Some households used a dog running in a wheel, and a breed of short-legged dogs was named after the task. Today the word turnspit appears mostly in history books and period fiction.
How TURNSPIT is used
Used in historical writing about kitchens before mechanical roasting jacks.
- The turnspit sat by the great hearth, wincing at the heat.
- A small dog served as turnspit in the Tudor kitchen.
- The cook scolded the turnspit for letting the roast scorch.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TURNSPIT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TURNSPIT
1 longer words begin with TURNSPIT.
Shorter words from the letters in TURNSPIT
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Common questions about TURNSPIT
- Is TURNSPIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TURNSPIT, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TURNSPIT worth?
- TURNSPIT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TURNSPIT mean?
- A servant, or a small long-bodied dog, whose job was to keep a roasting spit turning over the fire.
- What letters can be added to TURNSPIT?
- TURNSPIT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TURNSPIT:
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