TUSK is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TUSK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TUSK?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TUSK is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TUSK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TUSK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TUSK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.
What does TUSK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A long, pointed tooth that projects outside the mouth in certain animals, such as elephants, walruses, and wild boars.
A tusk grows continuously throughout an animal's life and is typically an enlarged incisor or canine tooth. Tusks are used for digging, fighting, and displaying strength, and in some species only the males grow them.
How TUSK is used
Countable noun; most tusked animals have exactly two tusks, one on each side.
- The elephant's tusk gleamed white in the sunlight.
- Poachers often kill elephants for a single tusk.
- The walrus used its tusks to haul itself onto the ice.
- A tusked boar charged through the undergrowth.
- Ivory carvers have shaped tusks into art for centuries.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TUSK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TUSK
13 longer words begin with TUSK.
Shorter words from the letters in TUSK
Common questions about TUSK
- Is TUSK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TUSK, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TUSK worth?
- TUSK is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TUSK mean?
- A long, pointed tooth that projects outside the mouth in certain animals, such as elephants, walruses, and wild boars.
- What letters can be added to TUSK?
- TUSK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TUSK:
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