Tusk
/ˈtʌsk/
Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:9 pts4 letters
Definition of Tusk
noun
- One of a pair of elongated pointed teeth that extend outside the mouth of an animal such as walrus, elephant or wild boar.
"Until the CITES sales ban, elephant tusks were the 'backbone' of the legal ivory trade."
- A small projection on a (tusk) tenon.
- A tusk shell.
- A projecting member like a tenon, and serving the same or a similar purpose, but composed of several steps, or offsets, called teeth.
- A sharp point.
Anagrams of Tusk
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Tusk"
Tusk is a 4-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Tusk" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "tusk" is a low-scoring word.