Is TURNBUCKLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TURNBUCKLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TURNBUCKLES mean?
Turnbuckles is a form of TURNBUCKLE.
- noun
an oblong metal coupling with a swivel at one end and an internal thread at the other into which a threaded rod can be screwed in order to form a unit that can be adjusted for length or tension
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
11
Letters
T (1) + U (1) + R (1) + N (1) + B (3) + U (1) + C (3) + K (5) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 19 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 TURNBUCKLES
TURNBUCKLES 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 TURNBUCKLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- turnbuckle18
- unbuckles17
- bucklers16
- subclerk16
- unbuckle16
- buckers15
- buckets15
- buckler15
- buckles15
- nubucks15
- clunkers14
- strucken14
- truckles14
- bucker14
- bucket14
- buckle14
- nubuck14
- bulkers13
- bunkers13
- burlesk13
- clunker13
- krubuts13
- ruckles13
- sculker13
- suckler13
- truckle13
- tuckers13
- unstuck13
- untucks13
- becks13
- bucks13
- bulker12
- bunker12
- burkes12
- busker12
- clerks12
- clunks12
- crunks12
- krubut12
- ruckle12
- ruckus12
- struck12
- sucker12
- suckle12
- trucks12
- tucker12
- untuck12
- beck12
- buck12
- unsubtler11
- becrust11
- becurst11
- kulturs11
- lunkers11
- runkles11
- subcult11
- uncurbs11
- berks11
- brusk11
- bulks11
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