Words Containing TUK

Q: What is the highest-scoring word containing TUK?

POHUTUKAWAS is worth 23 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are KOTUKUTUKU (22), POHUTUKAWA (22), MUKTUKS (17).

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All Words Containing TUK 13 words

How often does TUK appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 13 words containing TUK. Most are 6 letters long, they average 15.4 points, the best is POHUTUKAWAS (23 points) and 38.5% end in S.

Total words: 13
Most common length: 6 letters; 4 words
Average Scrabble score: 15.4; out of 23 max
Longest word: POHUTUKAWAS; 11 letters
Most common ending: S; 38.5% of words

Most common last letters

s 38.5%
u 23.1%
a 7.7%

Top vowel pairs

oo15.4%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word containing TUK

p ₃o ₁h ₄u ₁t ₁u ₁k ₅a ₁w ₄a ₁s ₁

P 3 + O 1 + H 4 + U 1 + T 1 + U 1 + K 5 + A 1 + W 4 + A 1 + S 1 = 23 points

Double word: 46 pts
Triple word: 69 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

pohutukawas

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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