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Tusks

t 1u 1s 1k 5s 1

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noun · verb · 5 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of tusk

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does tusks 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

Definitions shown for tusk, the base form of tusks.

Is TUSKS 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) Yes

How many points is TUSKS worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
t 1u 1s 1k 5s 1

Words With Friends

10 pts
t 1u 2s 1k 5s 1

Wordfeud

10 pts
t 1u 2s 1k 5s 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
t 1u 2s 1k 6s 1

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

Words from the letters in TUSKS

Words that end like TUSKS

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

husks
All words ending in -USKS

Tusks: quick answers

Is TUSKS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. TUSKS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.
How many points is TUSKS worth?
TUSKS scores 9 points in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does tusks mean?
tusks is the plural and third-person singular form of tusk, which 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 TUSKS?
You can make 10 shorter words from TUSKS, such as SUKS, TSKS, TUSK, SUK. See the full list.