Is TUBERCLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TUBERCLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TUBERCLES mean?
Tubercles is a form of TUBERCLE.
- noun
a swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis
- noun
small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant
- noun
a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
T (1) + U (1) + B (3) + E (1) + R (1) + C (3) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for TUBERCLES
TUBERCLES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from TUBERCLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- suberect12
- tubercle12
- becrust11
- becurse11
- becurst11
- cruelest10
- lectures10
- celebs10
- cubers10
- rebecs10
- belters9
- bluster9
- bustler9
- butlers9
- cluster9
- cutlers9
- lecture9
- recluse9
- relucts9
- subtler9
- tercels9
- trebles9
- celeb9
- clubs9
- cuber9
- cubes9
- curbs9
- rebec9
- scrub9
- belter8
- berets8
- betels8
- bluest8
- bluets8
- blurts8
- brutes8
- burets8
- bustee8
- buster8
- bustle8
- butler8
- butles8
- cereus8
- certes8
- ceruse8
- creels8
- cruets8
- cruset8
- culets8
- curets8
- cutler8
- elects8
- erects8
- eructs8
- lucres8
- rebels8
- rebuts8
- rectus8
- recuse8
- recuts8
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