TURTLE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. TURTLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TURTLE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TURTLE is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TURTLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TURTLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TURTLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 68,985.
What does TURTLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A reptile with a hard shell into which it can withdraw its head and legs, living on land, in fresh water, or in the sea.
A turtle protects itself by pulling its head, tail, and legs inside its shell when threatened, and different kinds live in very different places, from desert tortoises to sea turtles that spend almost their whole lives in open water. As a verb, to turtle means to flip over onto one's back, describing both an unlucky turtle stuck upside down and a small boat that capsizes. The word also names the close-fitting turtleneck collar, said to resemble a turtle drawing in its head.
How TURTLE is used
An everyday word used in nature writing, cooking, and informally as a verb for capsizing or flipping over.
- A turtle slowly crossed the sandy beach toward the water.
- The children watched the turtle pull its head inside its shell.
- The canoe began to turtle as soon as the wave hit it side-on.
- She wore a heavy turtleneck sweater against the cold wind.
- Marine biologists tagged the turtle before releasing it back into the sea.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TURTLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TURTLE
13 longer words begin with TURTLE.
Shorter words from the letters in TURTLE
Common questions about TURTLE
- Is TURTLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TURTLE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TURTLE worth?
- TURTLE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TURTLE mean?
- A reptile with a hard shell into which it can withdraw its head and legs, living on land, in fresh water, or in the sea.
- What letters can be added to TURTLE?
- TURTLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TURTLE:
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