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TURNS

5 letters

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Classic 2 pts
Big 2 pts
Super Big 2 pts

TURNS is a valid 5-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 2 in Classic, 2 in Big, and 2 in Super Big Boggle.

TURNS root TURN-s

Word family

TURN 1 TURNING-ing 5 TURNED-ed 3

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TURNINGS 11
verb
  1. intransitivepersonTo move about an axis through itself.
    • the Earth turns
    • turn on the spot
  2. transitiveTo change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation.
    • Turn the knob clockwise.
  3. intransitiveTo change one's direction of travel.
    • She turned right at the corner.
  4. transitiveTo shape (something) symmetrically by rotating it against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe.
    • She turned the table legs with care and precision.
  5. broadlyTo give form to; to shape or mould; to adapt.
  6. transitiveTo direct or impel (something) into or out of a place.
    • Add sugar and butter, then turn the mixture into a dish.
    • The farmer turned the cows into a field.
  7. transitiveTo position (something) by folding it, or using its folds.
    • turn the bed covers; turn the pages
  8. figurativelytransitiveTo navigate through a book or other printed material.
    • turn to page twenty; turn through the book
  9. transitiveTo twist or sprain.
    • I fell off my bike and turned my ankle severely.
  10. transitiveOf a bowler, to make (the ball) move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
  11. intransitiveOf a ball, to move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
  12. copulativeintransitivetransitiveTo become (often used with colors, clear sudden changes, weather and ages).
    • The leaves turn brown in autumn.
    • When I asked him for the money, he turned nasty.
    • Charlie turns six on September 29.
  13. intransitivetransitiveTo change the color of the leaves in the autumn.
    • The hillside behind our house isn't generally much to look at, but once all the trees turn it's gorgeous.
  14. intransitivetransitiveTo change fundamentally; to metamorphose.
    • Midas made everything turn to gold. He turned into a monster every full moon.
  15. intransitivetransitiveTo sour or spoil; to go bad.
    • This milk has turned; it smells awful.
  16. intransitivetransitiveTo make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle.
    • to turn cider or wine
  17. intransitivetransitiveTo change (a person) into a vampire, werewolf, zombie, etc.
    • How long ago was he turned?
  18. intransitivetransitiveTo transform into a vampire, werewolf, zombie, etc.
    • Bruce Banner turns when he is angry: he becomes the Hulk, an incredibly powerful green monster.
  19. intransitiveoffensiveslangsometimestransitiveTo change the sexual orientation or gender of another person, or otherwise awaken a sexual preference.
  20. intransitivetransitiveTo hinge; to depend.
    • The decision turns on a single fact.
  21. intransitivetransitiveTo rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated.
    • The prisoners turned on the warden.
  22. intransitivetransitiveTo change personalities, such as from being a face (good guy) to heel (bad guy) or vice versa.
  23. ambitransitiveintransitivetransitiveTo make or become giddy; said of the head or brain.
  24. intransitivetransitiveTo sicken; to nauseate.
    • The sight turned my stomach.
  25. intransitivetransitiveTo be nauseated; said of the stomach.
  26. reflexiveTo change one's course of action; to take a new approach.
  27. transitiveusuallyTo complete.
    • They say they can turn the parts in two days.
  28. transitiveTo make (money); turn a profit.
    • We turned a pretty penny with that little scheme.
  29. transitiveOf a player, to go past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
  30. To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.
    • Ivory turns well.
  31. To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.
  32. datedTo invert a type of the same thickness, as a temporary substitute for any sort which is exhausted.
  33. archaicTo translate.
    • to turn the Iliad
  34. transitiveTo magically or divinely repel undead.
  35. To carve vegetables into uniform barrel-like or American football-like shapes.
    • The hardest part of culinary school was learning to turn vegetables perfectly.
noun
  1. A change of direction or orientation.
    • Give the handle a turn, then pull it.
  2. A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to its initial orientation.
  3. A unit of plane angle measurement based on this movement.
  4. A walk to and fro.
    • Let's take a turn in the garden.
  5. A chance to use something shared in sequence with others.
    • They took turns playing with the new toy.
  6. A spell of work, especially the time allotted to a person in a rota or schedule.
    • I cooked tonight, so it's your turn to do the dishes.
  7. One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.
  8. A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the note below the one indicated, and the note itself again.
  9. The time required to complete a project.
    • They quote a three-day turn on parts like those.
  10. The transition from one period or era, or hour on the clock, to another.
    • turn of the century
  11. A fit or a period of giddiness.
    • I've had a funny turn.
  12. A change in temperament or circumstance.
    • She took a turn for the worse.
  13. A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight).
  14. The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.
  15. obsoleteThe flop (the first three community cards) in Texas hold 'em.
  16. A deed done to another; an act of kindness or malice.
    • One good turn deserves another.
    • I felt that the man was of a vindictive nature, and would do me an evil turn if he found the opportunity[…].
  17. A single loop of a coil.
  18. A pass behind or through an object.
  19. Character; personality; nature.
  20. An instance of going past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
  21. especiallyphysicalA short skit, act, or routine.
  22. datedA type turned upside down to serve for another character that is not available.
  23. UKhistoricalThe profit made by a stockjobber, being the difference between the buying and selling prices.