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Is TONGUE a Scrabble Word?

Yes, TONGUE is a valid Scrabble word. It is used as a noun and a verb, most often meaning “a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity”.

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Is TONGUE a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. TONGUE is a valid 6-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends.

Checked against this site’s open English word list. Tournament play uses the official NWL or Collins lists, which can differ on rare words and inflections.

Letters
6
Scrabble
7 pts
Words With Friends
10 pts
Anagrams
0
Familiarity
100th percentile

TONGUE meaning and definition

TONGUE has 4 common senses and works as a noun and a verb. The most common meaning is listed first.

TONGUE as a noun

  1. A mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity.
  2. A human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language.
  3. Any long thin projection that is transient.

TONGUE as a verb

  1. Articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments.

TONGUE Scrabble score and Words With Friends points

TONGUE scores 7 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. The highest-value tile is G, worth 2 in Scrabble.

Letter-by-letter tile values

LetterScrabbleWords With Friends
T11
O11
N12
G23
U12
E11
Total710

TONGUE on premium squares

On a double word square TONGUE scores 14 in Scrabble; on a triple word square, 21. Putting G on a triple letter square instead adds 4 points. Its middling value makes it a flexible play for scoring steadily without breaking up a strong rack. At 6 letters it fits tight spots on a crowded board.

Anagrams of TONGUE

No other word uses exactly the letters in TONGUE.

Unscramble TONGUE: 60 words from its letters

The letters T, O, N, G, U, E make 60 shorter words, up to 5 letters long. Most common first.

Words like TONGUE

One-letter changes to TONGUE, useful for word ladders and board hooks.

Add one letter to TONGUE

  • tongued9
  • tongues8

Remove one letter from TONGUE

  • togue6

More 6-letter words starting with TO

  • toggle8
  • toilet6
  • tomato8
  • topple10
  • torpid9
  • torpor8
  • totter6
  • tocsin8
  • toetoe6
  • toledo7
  • toller6
  • tootle6
  • tophus11
  • topper10
  • toroid7
  • torrid7
  • tosser6
  • touchy14

TONGUE word facts

TONGUE is a 6-letter word with 6 distinct letters: 3 vowels (O, U and E) and 3 consonants. It starts with T and ends with E. By corpus frequency, TONGUE is among the top 1% most familiar words in the dictionary.

Holding the letters T, O, N, G, U, E on your rack? The word unscrambler lists every word they make, sorted by score, and the anagram solver finds words that use all 6 of them. To check another word before you play it, use the Scrabble word checker.

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TONGUE Scrabble word FAQ

Is TONGUE a Scrabble word?

Yes. TONGUE is a valid 6-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends before premium squares.

What does TONGUE mean?

TONGUE is used as a noun and a verb. Its most common meaning is “a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity”.

How many points is TONGUE worth in Scrabble?

TONGUE is worth 7 points in Scrabble: T (1) + O (1) + N (1) + G (2) + U (1) + E (1). On a double word square it scores 14, and on a triple word square 21.

How many points is TONGUE in Words With Friends?

TONGUE is worth 10 points in Words With Friends, which uses different tile values from Scrabble.

Does TONGUE have any anagrams?

No. No other word uses exactly the letters in TONGUE, but 60 shorter words can be made from them.

What words can you make from the letters in TONGUE?

You can make 60 shorter words from the letters in TONGUE, including GO, GET, NOTE and ONE.

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