Is TURBINATE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TURBINATE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TURBINATE mean?
- noun
any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates
- adjective
of or relating to the scroll-shaped turbinate bones in the nasal passages
- adjective
in the shape of a coil
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 9
T (1) + U (1) + R (1) + B (3) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) = 11 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 TURBINATE
Single letters that turn TURBINATE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks2
Anagrams of TURBINATE
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from TURBINATE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- tribunate11
- braunite10
- intubate10
- unbitter10
- urbanite10
- abutter9
- battier9
- biretta9
- bitrate9
- bittern9
- tribune9
- tribute9
- turbine9
- arbute8
- baiter8
- banter8
- barite8
- batten8
- batter8
- battue8
- binate8
- bitten8
- bitter8
- brunet8
- bunter8
- burnet8
- burnie8
- butane8
- butter8
- nutbar8
- rebait8
- rubati8
- terbia8
- tubate8
- turban8
- turbit8
- unbear8
- urbane8
- intreat7
- iterant7
- nattier7
- nitrate7
- nuttier7
- ruinate7
- taunter7
- taurine7
- tertian7
- uranite7
- urinate7
- bairn7
- battu7
- beaut7
- betta7
- biner7
- biter7
- brain7
- brant7
- brent7
- brine7
- britt7
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