TUYERE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TUYERE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TUYERE?
| 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 TUYERE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TUYERE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tuyeresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TUYERE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TUYERE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 62,713.
What does TUYERE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A nozzle or pipe through which air is blown into a furnace or forge to make the fire burn hotter.
In an iron works, a row of tuyere nozzles sits near the base of a blast furnace and drives hot air into the burning charge. Because the tip faces the hottest part of the fire, it is usually made of copper and cooled by running water. The word comes from French, and a blacksmith's small forge has the same part in simpler form.
How TUYERE is used
Technical term from metalworking and ironmaking; rare outside that setting.
- Water ran through the copper tuyere to keep it from melting.
- The smith pushed the bellows nozzle into the tuyere and the coals flared.
- A cracked tuyere let air leak out before it reached the fire.
- Workers replaced every tuyere during the furnace shutdown.
- Each tuyere on the ring delivered the blast at a slightly different angle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TUYERE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TUYERE
1 longer words begin with TUYERE.
Shorter words from the letters in TUYERE
Common questions about TUYERE
- Is TUYERE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TUYERE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TUYERE worth?
- TUYERE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TUYERE mean?
- A nozzle or pipe through which air is blown into a furnace or forge to make the fire burn hotter.
- What letters can be added to TUYERE?
- TUYERE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TUYERE:
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