TURPENTINE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TURPENTINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TURPENTINE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TURPENTINE is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TURPENTINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TURPENTINE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TURPENTINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TURPENTINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TURPENTINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sharp-smelling oil or resin taken from pines and other conifers, used to thin paint and varnish.
Painters keep turpentine beside the easel to clean brushes and thin oil colours. It has a strong smell and is also found in old liniments and household remedies.
How TURPENTINE is used
Used in painting, woodworking and chemistry.
- She cleaned her brushes with turpentine.
- The shed smelled of turpentine and old varnish.
- Turpentine is distilled from the resin of pine trees.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TURPENTINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TURPENTINE
2 longer words begin with TURPENTINE.
Shorter words from the letters in TURPENTINE
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Common questions about TURPENTINE
- Is TURPENTINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TURPENTINE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TURPENTINE worth?
- TURPENTINE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TURPENTINE mean?
- A sharp-smelling oil or resin taken from pines and other conifers, used to thin paint and varnish.
- What letters can be added to TURPENTINE?
- TURPENTINE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TURPENTINE:
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