What does TUSK mean?

TUSK is a valid word in the ENABLE word game list, worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends.

Pronunciation
/tʌsk/
Letters
4
Scrabble score
8
Words With Friends score
9
How common
Uncommon

Meaning

noun

  1. a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
  2. a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog

verb

  1. stab or pierce with a horn or tusk“the rhino horned the explorer”
  2. remove the tusks of animals“tusk an elephant”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

tusks9tusking12

Anagrams of TUSK

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside TUSK

4 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

tsk7 uts3 us2 ut2

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Questions

Is TUSK a Scrabble word?

TUSK is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Official tournament dictionaries differ slightly, so check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is TUSK worth?

TUSK is worth 8 points with Scrabble letter values and 9 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from TUSK?

4 other words, including US, UT, TSK and UTS.