TUSSAR is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. TUSSAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TUSSAR?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TUSSAR is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TUSSAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tussarsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TUSSAR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TUSSAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What stands out about TUSSAR
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TUSSAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A coarse, fawn-coloured silk woven from the cocoons of wild Indian silkworms.
Tussar comes from moths of the genus Antheraea that feed in the wild rather than on cultivated mulberry leaves, which gives the resulting silk a rougher texture and a natural tan or gold colour instead of the bright white of ordinary silk. It is widely used in India for saris, scarves, and furnishing fabric, prized for its texture as much as its sheen. The same fabric appears under several other spellings in English, all pointing to the same silk.
How TUSSAR is used
A specialist term from textiles and fashion writing, seen most often in the phrase tussar silk.
- She chose a tussar sari for the wedding instead of the usual smooth silk.
- The weaver explained how wild silkworms produce the rough thread used for tussar.
- The tussar fabric felt noticeably coarser under the fingers than cultivated silk.
- The shop sold cushion covers made from undyed tussar in its natural gold shade.
- Exporters shipped bales of raw tussar to mills across the country.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TUSSAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TUSSAR
The 6 tiles of TUSSAR in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with TUSSAR
1 longer words begin with TUSSAR.
Shorter words from the letters in TUSSAR
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Common questions about TUSSAR
- Is TUSSAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TUSSAR, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TUSSAR worth?
- TUSSAR is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TUSSAR mean?
- A coarse, fawn-coloured silk woven from the cocoons of wild Indian silkworms.
- What letters can be added to TUSSAR?
- TUSSAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TUSSAR:
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