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Tusk

t 1u 1s 1k 5

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 4 letters · Common

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

What does tusk mean?

noun

  1. a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses

    Synonymsivory

  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”

    Synonymshorn

  2. remove the tusks of animals

    “tusk an elephant”

    Synonymsdetusk

Is TUSK a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
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 TUSK worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
t 1u 1s 1k 5

Words With Friends

9 pts
t 1u 2s 1k 5

Wordfeud

9 pts
t 1u 2s 1k 5

NYT Crossplay

10 pts
t 1u 2s 1k 6

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

Words from the letters in TUSK

Hooks for TUSK

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

Words that end like TUSK

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

All words ending in -USK

Tusk: quick answers

Is TUSK a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. TUSK is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is TUSK worth?
TUSK scores 8 points in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does tusk mean?
As a noun, tusk means “a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in TUSK?
You can make 6 shorter words from TUSK, such as SUK, TSK, UTS, ST. See the full list.