What TONSURING Means
TONSURING is a form of TONSURE, which means:
- noun: the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head
- noun: shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order
- verb: shave the head of a newly inducted monk
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
TONSURING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as T1 O1 N1 S1 U1 R1 I1 N1 G2.
Words Made From The Letters In TONSURING
401 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.
8 letter words (11)
7 letter words (32)
GRUNIONINTRONSINTURNSNITROUSNONSUITNURSINGOUSTINGOUTGRINOUTINGSOUTRIGSOUTRINGOUTSINGRIGOUTSROSTINGROUSINGROUTINGRUSTINGSNORINGSORNINGSORTINGSOURINGSTONINGSTORINGTONINGSTOURINGTOUSINGTRIGONSTUNINGSTURIONSTURNINGTURNONSURNINGS
6 letter words (55)
GIRONSGIUSTOGRIOTSGRISONGROINSGROUTSGRUNTSGUIROSINGOTSINRUNSINTRONINTROSINTURNINURNSNITONSNITROSNOINTSNOSINGNOTINGOUTINGOUTRIGOUTSINRIGOUTRONINSROSINGROTINGRUINGSRUTINSSIGNORSORINGSTINGOSTRINGSTRONGSTRUNGSUITORSURINGTIGONSTOINGSTONINGTOSINGTRIGONTRIGOSTRUGOSTRUINGTUNINGTURIONTURNONUNGIRTUNIONSUNISONUNRIGSUNTINSUNTORNURNINGUSTION
5 letter words (93)
GIRNSGIRONGIROSGIRTSGIUSTGORISGOUTSGRINSGRIOTGRISTGRITSGROINGROTSGROUTGRUNTGUIROGURNSGUSTOINGOTINRUNINTROINURNINUSTIRONSNITONNITRONOINTNOIRSNONGSNONISNORISNOUNSNUTSOOINTSORNISRINGSRIOTSROINSROISTRONINRONTSROSINROSITROSTIROTISROUSTROUTSRUINGRUINSRUNGSRUNTSRUTINSNIRTSNORTSNOUTSTINGSTONGSTONNSTOUNSTOURSTRIGSTUNGSUINGSUINTSUTORTIGONTINGSTIROSTOINGTONGSTONUSTORSITORUSTOUNSTOURSTRIGOTRIGSTRINSTRIOSTROGSTROISTRONSTRUGOTRUGSTUNGSTURNSUNGOTUNIONUNITSUNRIGUNTINURSONUSING
4 letter words (115)
GINNGINSGIOSGIRNGIROGIRTGISTGITSGNUSGONSGORIGOUTGRINGRISGRITGROTGUNSGURNGURSGUSTGUTSINGOINGSINNSINROINTOIONSIRONNITSNOGSNOIRNONGNONINORINOUNNOUSNOUTNUNSNURSNUTSOINTONSTONUSORTSOURNOURSOUSTOUTSRIGSRINGRINSRIOTRITSROINRONGRONTROSTROTIROTSROUTRUGSRUINRUNGRUNSRUNTRUSTRUTSSIGNSINGSNIGSNITSNOGSNOTSNUGSONGSORISORNSORTSOURSOUTSTIRSTUNSUGOSUITSUNGSUNISUNNTIGSTINGTINSTIROTOGSTONGTONSTORITORNTORSTOUNTOURTRIGTRINTRIOTROGTRONTRUGTUGSTUISTUNGTUNSTURNUNISUNITUNTOURNSUTIS
3 letter words (71)
GINGIOGISGITGNUGONGORGOSGOTGUNGURGUSGUTINGINNINSIONIOSISOITSNISNITNOGNONNORNOSNOTNUNNURNUSNUTOISONSORSORTOUROUSOUTRIGRINRITROTRUGRUNRUTSINSIRSITSOGSONSOTSOUSRISUGSUISUNSURTIGTINTISTOGTONTORTUGTUITUNUGSUNIUNSURNUTS
2 letter words (24)
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