What TURNBUCKLE Means
- noun: an oblong metal coupling with a swivel at one end and an internal thread at the other into which a threaded rod can be screwed in order to form a unit that can be adjusted for length or tension
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
TURNBUCKLE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 18 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as T1 U1 R1 N1 B3 U1 C3 K5 L1 E1.
Words Made From The Letters In TURNBUCKLE
240 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 (1)
7 letter words (9)
6 letter words (34)
BECURLBRUNETBUCKERBUCKETBUCKLEBULKERBUNKERBUNTERBURNETBUTLERCULTERCURULECUTLERKRUBUTKULTURLUCENTLUCERNLUCKENLUNKERNUBUCKNUCULERELUCTRUCKLERUNKLERUNLETTUBULETUCKERUNBELTUNCURBUNCURLUNCUTEUNRULEUNTRUEUNTUCK
5 letter words (49)
BLENTBLERTBLUERBLUETBLUNKBLUNTBLURTBRENTBRULEBRUNTBRUTEBUCKUBUNCEBURETBURKEBURNTBUTLECENTUCLERKCLUNKCRUELCRUETCRUNKCUBERCULETCURETCUTERERUCTKNELTKNURLLUCRELUNETLUTERREBUTRECUTRUBELRUBLETRECKTRUCETRUCKTRUNKTUBERTUNERULCERUNCLEUNCUTUNKETUNLETURENT
4 letter words (80)
BECKBELTBENTBERKBLETBLUEBLURBRENBRUTBUCKBUKEBULKBUNKBUNTBURKBURLBURNBUTECELTCENTCERTCLUBCLUECRUECUBECUKECULTCURBCURECURLCURNCURTCUTEECRUKELTKENTKERBKERNKNUBKNURKNUTKUNEKURUKUTULEKULENTLUBELUCELUCKLUKELUNELUNKLUNTLURELURKLUTENECKNERKNEUKNUKENURLRECKRENKRENTRUBERUCKRULERUNERUNTTERNTREKTRUETUBETUCKTULETUNETURKTURNUNBEUNCE
3 letter words (55)
BELBENBETBRUBUNBURBUTCELCRUCUBCUECURCUTECUELKELTERKERNEUKKEBKENKETKUELEKLETLEULURNEBNEKNETNUBNURNUTREBRECRENRETRUBRUCRUERUNRUTTECTELTENTUBTUNUKEULEULUURBUREURNUTEUTU
2 letter words (12)
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.