TUSSOCK is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. TUSSOCK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TUSSOCK?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TUSSOCK is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TUSSOCK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TUSSOCK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TUSSOCK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,948 thousand.
What does TUSSOCK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A thick tuft or clump of grass or similar plants.
Walking over wet moorland means stepping from one tussock to the next to keep dry feet. Such clumps give shelter to insects and small birds. The word also names a caterpillar covered in tufts of hair, the tussock moth's larva.
How TUSSOCK is used
Used for dense clumps of grass or sedge in fields, marshes and moors.
- The hiker stumbled on a tussock in the bog.
- A hare crouched behind a tussock of dry grass.
- Cattle grazed between the tussock humps.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TUSSOCK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TUSSOCK
5 longer words begin with TUSSOCK.
Shorter words from the letters in TUSSOCK
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Common questions about TUSSOCK
- Is TUSSOCK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TUSSOCK, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TUSSOCK worth?
- TUSSOCK is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TUSSOCK mean?
- A thick tuft or clump of grass or similar plants.
- What letters can be added to TUSSOCK?
- TUSSOCK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TUSSOCK:
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