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What does turmoil mean? Is turmoil a Scrabble word?

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Is turmoil a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word turmoil is a Scrabble US word. The word turmoil is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

T1U1R1M3O1I1L1

Is turmoil a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word turmoil is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

T1U1R1M3O1I1L1

Is turmoil a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word turmoil is a Words With Friends word. The word turmoil is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

T1U2R1M4O1I1L2

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7-letter words (1 found)

TURMOIL,

6-letter words (2 found)

TORULI,ULTIMO,

5-letter words (6 found)

LIROT,MILOR,MOULT,MURTI,TRIOL,TUMOR,

4-letter words (39 found)

LIMO,LITU,LOIR,LOTI,LOUR,LOUT,LUIT,MILO,MILT,MIRO,MOIL,MOIT,MOLT,MORT,MOTI,MOTU,MUIL,MUIR,MURL,MUTI,OMIT,RIMU,RIOT,ROIL,ROTI,ROTL,ROUL,ROUM,ROUT,TIRL,TIRO,TOIL,TOLU,TORI,TOUR,TRIM,TRIO,TROU,TURM,

3-letter words (30 found)

LIT,LOR,LOT,LOU,LUM,LUR,MIL,MIR,MOI,MOL,MOR,MOT,MOU,MUT,OIL,OLM,ORT,OUR,OUT,RIM,RIT,ROM,ROT,RUM,RUT,TIL,TOM,TOR,TUI,TUM,

2-letter words (16 found)

IO,IT,LI,LO,MI,MO,MU,OI,OM,OR,OU,TI,TO,UM,UR,UT,

You can make 94 words from turmoil according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of turmoil

turmoil

Etymology

Unknown. First recorded in 1520. Perhaps from Old French tremouille (“the hopper of a mill”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɜːmɔɪl/

Noun

turmoil (usually uncountable, plural turmoils)

  1. A state of great disorder or uncertainty.
  2. Harassing labour; trouble; disturbance.

Synonyms

  • chaos, disorder

Translations

Verb

turmoil (third-person singular simple present turmoils, present participle turmoiling, simple past and past participle turmoiled)

  1. (obsolete, intransitive) To be disquieted or confused; to be in commotion.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To harass with commotion; to disquiet; to worry.

Further reading

  • “turmoil”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “turmoil”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “turmoil”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “turmoil”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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