Is TURNINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TURNINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TURNINGS mean?
Turnings is a form of TURNING.
- noun
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
“he took a turn to the right”
- noun
act of changing in practice or custom
“the law took many turnings over the years”
- noun
a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe
- noun
a movement in a new direction
“the turning of the wind”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 8
T (1) + U (1) + R (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 9 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 TURNINGS
TURNINGS 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.
Anagrams of TURNINGS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from TURNINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- unstring9
- nursing8
- rusting8
- tunings8
- turning8
- inturns7
- grunts7
- string7
- strung7
- truing7
- tuning7
- ungirt7
- unrigs7
- inruns6
- inturn6
- inurns6
- rutins6
- girns6
- girts6
- grins6
- grist6
- grits6
- grunt6
- rings6
- ruing6
- rungs6
- sting6
- stung6
- suing6
- tings6
- trigs6
- trugs6
- tungs6
- unrig6
- using6
- inrun5
- inurn5
- ruins5
- runts5
- rutin5
- suint5
- turns5
- units5
- gins5
- girn5
- girt5
- gist5
- gits5
- gnus5
- grin5
- grit5
- guns5
- gust5
- guts5
- nugs5
- rigs5
- ring5
- rugs5
- rung5
- sign5
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