tourmaline
Tourmaline can refer to a mineral that is a complex borosilicate and hydroxide of aluminum containing iron and magnesium and calcium and lithium and sodium; it is usually black but occurs in transparent colored forms that are used as gemstones.
Length
10
Scrabble
12
WWF
16
Starts
TO
Ends
INE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “TOURMALINE” Mean?
/ˈtʊɚ.mə.lɪn/
tourmaline has 1 documented sense across noun.
Noun
1 sensea mineral that is a complex borosilicate and hydroxide of aluminum containing iron and magnesium and calcium and lithium and sodium; it is usually black but occurs in transparent colored forms that are used as gemstones
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
10
Vowels
5
Consonants
5
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Definition
a mineral that is a complex borosilicate and hydroxide of aluminum containing iron and magnesium and calcium and lithium and sodium; it is usually black but occurs in transparent colored forms that are used as gemstones
Length
10 letters
Starts With
T
Ends With
E
Vowels
5
Consonants
5
Letters
T, O, U, R, M, A, L, I, N, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆TOURMALINE has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆TOURMALINE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆TOURMALINE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
10
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
M
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGHIJ
CV Pattern
CVVCCVCVCV
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
TO, OU, UR, RM, MA, AL, LI, IN, NE
Trigrams
TOU, OUR, URM, RMA, MAL, ALI, LIN, INE
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