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Is turtle a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word turtle is a Scrabble US word. The word turtle is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

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Is turtle a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word turtle is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

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Yes. The word turtle is a Words With Friends word. The word turtle is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

TURTLE,

5-letter words (2 found)

LUTER,UTTER,

4-letter words (7 found)

LURE,LUTE,RULE,TELT,TRET,TRUE,TULE,

3-letter words (13 found)

ELT,LET,LEU,LUR,RET,RUE,RUT,TEL,TET,TUT,ULE,URE,UTE,

2-letter words (7 found)

EL,ER,ET,RE,TE,UR,UT,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 31 words from turtle according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of turtle

turtle

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɜːtl̩/
  • (General American) enPR: tûrʹtəl, IPA(key): /ˈtɝtl̩/, [ˈtʰɝɾɫ̩]
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)təl

Etymology 1

Modification of Middle English tortou, tortu, from Old French tortüe (under the influence of Middle English turtel, turtur (“turtledove”), see Etymology 2 below), from Medieval Latin tortuca (compare Spanish tortuga), the same source of tortoise (see there for more). Displaced native Old English byrdling.

Alternative forms

  • tortle (obsolete)

Noun

turtle (plural turtles)

  1. (zoology, US, Canada) Any land or marine reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise.
    Synonyms: (obsolete) shellpad, (archaic) shield-toad
  2. (zoology, Australia, UK, specifically) A marine reptile of that order.
    Synonym: sea turtle
  3. (military, historical) An Ancient Roman attack method, where the shields held by the soldiers hide them, not only left, right, front and back, but also from above.
    Synonym: testudo
  4. (computing) A type of robot having a domed case (and so resembling the reptile), used in education, especially for making line drawings by means of a computer program.
  5. (computing) An on-screen cursor that serves the same function as a turtle for drawing.
  6. (printing, historical) The curved plate in which the form is held in a type-revolving cylinder press.
  7. (computing theory) A small element towards the end of a list of items to be bubble sorted, and thus tending to take a long time to be swapped into its correct position. Compare rabbit.
  8. (dance) A breakdancing move consisting of a float during which the dancer's weight shifts from one hand to the other, producing rotation or a circular "walk".
  9. (television) A low stand for a lamp etc.
    • Alan Bermingham, Location Lighting for Television
      Using an appropriate turtle allows the full range of pan and tilt adjustments on the luminaire and avoids possible heat damage to floor coverings.
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Verb

turtle (third-person singular simple present turtles, present participle turtling, simple past and past participle turtled)

  1. (intransitive) To flip over onto the back or top; to turn upside down.
    • 1919, Iowa Highway Commission, Service Bulletin, Issues 15-32, page 48
      Were speeding when car turtled […] Auto crashed into curb and turtled.
  2. (intransitive) To move along slowly.
  3. (intransitive) To turn and swim upside down.
  4. (intransitive) To hunt turtles, especially in the water.
  5. (video games, board games) To build up a large defense force and strike only occasionally, rather than going for an offensive strategy.
Translations

See also

  • chelonian
  • hatchling (turtle young)
  • terrapin
  • tortoise

References

  • turtle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Category:Turtle on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
  • Testudines on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
  • Testudines on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Etymology 2

From Middle English turtle, tortle, turtel, turtul, from Old English turtle, turtla (“turtledove”), ultimately from Latin turtur (“turtledove”), of imitative origin.

Noun

turtle (plural turtles)

  2. (now rare, archaic) A turtle dove.
Derived terms
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Anagrams

  • Lutter, ruttle, turlet

Old English

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin turtur (“turtledove”), of imitative origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈturt.le/, [ˈturˠt.le]

Noun

turtle f

  1. turtle dove
    Synonym: *turtledūfe

Declension

Coordinate terms

  • turtla m (“turtle dove (male)”)

Descendants

  • Middle English: turtle, tortle, turtel, turtul
    • English: turtle (archaic)

Source: wiktionary.org