What TUSKING Means
TUSKING is a form of TUSK, which means:
- noun: a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
- noun: a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog
- verb: stab or pierce with a horn or tusk“the rhino horned the explorer”
- verb: remove the tusks of animals“tusk an elephant”
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
TUSKING 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 S1 K5 I1 N1 G2.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 62 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In TUSKING
120 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.
6 letter words (1)
5 letter words (20)
GINKSGIUSTGUNKSINUSTKINGSKNITSKNUTSKUTISSKINTSTINGSTINKSTUNGSTUNKSUINGSUINTTINGSTINKSTUNGSUNITSUSING
4 letter words (47)
GINKGINSGISTGITSGNUSGUNKGUNSGUSTGUTSINGSINKSKINGKINSKISTKITSKNITKNUTKUTINITSNUTSSIGNSINGSINKSKINSKITSKUGSNIGSNITSNUGSTUNSUITSUNGSUNISUNKTIGSTIKSTINGTINKTINSTUGSTUISTUNGTUNSTUSKUNISUNITUTIS
3 letter words (38)
GINGISGITGNUGUNGUSGUTINGINKINSITSKINKISKITNISNITNUSNUTSIKSINSITSKISUGSUISUKSUNTIGTIKTINTISTSKTUGTUITUNUGSUNIUNSUTS
2 letter words (14)
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