Is TURBULENCY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TURBULENCY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TURBULENCY mean?
- noun
unstable flow of a liquid or gas
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
10
Letters
T (1) + U (1) + R (1) + B (3) + U (1) + L (1) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + Y (4) = 17 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 TURBULENCY
TURBULENCY 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 TURBULENCY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- brutely12
- butlery12
- century12
- cruelty12
- cutlery12
- cyber12
- burley11
- curtly11
- cutely11
- nebuly11
- trebly11
- unbury11
- untruly10
- uncurb10
- beryl10
- bluey10
- burly10
- butyl10
- buyer10
- curly10
- cutey10
- rebuy10
- blunter9
- culture9
- unruly9
- cuber9
- bury9
- byre9
- byrl9
- byte9
- ruby9
- brunet8
- bunter8
- burnet8
- butler8
- curule8
- cutler8
- lucent8
- lucern8
- reluct8
- tubule8
- unbelt8
- uncurl8
- uncute8
- entry8
- runty8
- truly8
- tuyer8
- club8
- cube8
- curb8
- bey8
- buy8
- bye8
- cry8
- blent7
- bluer7
- bluet7
- blunt7
- blurt7
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