TURPS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. TURPS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TURPS?
| 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: 23 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TURPS is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TURPS
No single letter turns TURPS into another word.
How TURPS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TURPS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What does TURPS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalBritish
An informal short form of turpentine, the flammable oil used to thin paint and clean brushes.
Painters and decorators use turps daily to thin oil paint to a workable consistency and to wash brushes clean once a job is finished, so the shortened word became common on job sites long before it appeared in dictionaries. Turps is distilled from the resin of pine trees, which gives it the sharp, distinctive smell many people associate with old-fashioned paint. British speakers use turps far more often than the full word turpentine in everyday conversation.
How TURPS is used
Informal, chiefly British; the everyday word for turpentine among painters and decorators.
- He wiped the brush clean with a rag soaked in turps.
- The shed smelled strongly of turps after painting.
- She thinned the paint with a splash of turps.
- Keep the turps well away from any open flame.
- A bottle of turps sat on the workbench beside the brushes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TURPS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TURPS
The 5 tiles of TURPS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in TURPS
Common questions about TURPS
- Is TURPS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TURPS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TURPS worth?
- TURPS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TURPS mean?
- An informal short form of turpentine, the flammable oil used to thin paint and clean brushes.
- What letters can be added to TURPS?
- No single letter can be added to TURPS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TURPS:
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