TUSKLESS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TUSKLESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TUSKLESS?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TUSKLESS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TUSKLESS
No single letter turns TUSKLESS into another word.
How TUSKLESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TUSKLESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TUSKLESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TUSKLESS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Lacking tusks, as some elephants and other animals are.
Tuskless animals matter in conservation talk, because poaching can leave a population where many females are born without tusks. The word simply states the absence, so it suits both biology and description.
How TUSKLESS is used
Used in nature writing and wildlife studies when describing an elephant, walrus or boar that has no tusks.
- The tuskless female walked calmly beside the herd.
- Rangers noted that a tuskless elephant is harder for poachers to value.
- A tuskless boar is rare in the wild.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TUSKLESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TUSKLESS
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Common questions about TUSKLESS
- Is TUSKLESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TUSKLESS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TUSKLESS worth?
- TUSKLESS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TUSKLESS mean?
- Lacking tusks, as some elephants and other animals are.
- What letters can be added to TUSKLESS?
- No single letter can be added to TUSKLESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TUSKLESS:
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