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
9
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
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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