TURMERIC

What TURMERIC Means

1. noun: widely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome; source of a condiment and a yellow dye
2. noun: ground dried rhizome of the turmeric plant used as seasoning

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

TURMERIC is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as T1 U1 R1 M3 E1 R1 I1 C3.

Words Made From The Letters In TURMERIC

143 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 (1)

6 letter words (12)

5 letter words (34)

4 letter words (50)

3 letter words (33)

2 letter words (13)

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