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TONSURES

8 letters, 8 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What TONSURES Means

TONSURES is a form of TONSURE, which means:

  1. noun: the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head
  2. noun: shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order
  3. verb: shave the head of a newly inducted monk

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

TONSURES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as T1 O1 N1 S1 U1 R1 E1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In TONSURES

340 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

7 letter words (17)

6 letter words (62)

5 letter words (92)

4 letter words (93)

3 letter words (55)

2 letter words (21)

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