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Suture

Q: What does suture mean?

As a noun, suture means “an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull)”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.

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About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 6 letters · Less common

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : not valid

What does suture mean?

noun

an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull)
Synonymssuturafibrous joint
a seam used in surgery
Synonymssurgical seam
thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together

verb

join with a suture
“suture the wound after surgery”

Is SUTURE a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is SUTURE worth?

Scrabble

6 pts

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Words With Friends

8 pts

s ₁u ₂t ₁u ₂r ₁e ₁

Wordfeud

8 pts

s ₁u ₂t ₁u ₂r ₁e ₁

NYT Crossplay

8 pts

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Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in SUTURE

Anagrams 1

uterus

Best shorter words top 30 of 45

sture 5 trues 5 usure 5 erst 4 rest 4 rets 4 rues 4 ruse 4 rust 4 ruts 4 suer 4 suet 4 sure 4 tres 4 true 4 ures 4 urus 4 user 4 utes 4 utus 4 ers 3 est 3 res 3 ret 3 rue 3 rut 3 ser 3 set 3 sue 3 sur 3

See all 45 words made from SUTURE

Hooks for SUTURE

Add one letter to the front or back of SUTURE to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

sutured sutures

Words that end like SUTURE

Common words that share the ending -URE, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

assure ensure figure future nature secure culture failure feature lecture measure obscure picture creature pressure puncture structure injure mature unsure capture closure gesture leisure

All words ending in -URE

Suture: quick answers

Is SUTURE a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. SUTURE is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 6 points before board bonuses.

How many points is SUTURE worth?

SUTURE scores 6 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 8 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does suture mean?

As a noun, suture means “an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull)”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in SUTURE?

You can make 45 shorter words from SUTURE, such as STURE, TRUES, USURE, ERST. See the full list.

What are the anagrams of SUTURE?

SUTURE rearranges into UTERUS.