TURNUS

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Turnus

A common, large, handsome, American swallowtail butterfly, now regarded as one of the forms of Papilio, / Jasoniades, glaucus. The wings are yellow, margined and barred with black, and with an orange-red spot near the posterior angle of the hind wings. Called also tiger swallowtail. See Illust. under Swallowtail.

Word Game Validity

TURNUS is valid in Scrabble and most word games!
Scrabble Point Values

Total possible words using these letters:

2 Letter Words
  • NU - 2 points
  • UN - 2 points
  • US - 2 points
  • UT - 2 points
3 Letter Words
  • NUS - 3 points
  • NUT - 3 points
  • RUN - 3 points
  • RUT - 3 points
  • SUN - 3 points
  • ...and 4 more
4 Letter Words
  • NUTS - 4 points
  • RUNS - 4 points
  • RUNT - 4 points
  • RUST - 4 points
  • RUTS - 4 points
  • ...and 5 more
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