Turnip

6 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

A round root vegetable with white or yellow flesh and a mildly peppery flavour, grown widely as both a food crop and animal fodder.

“She added diced turnip to the winter stew to give it extra body and sweetness.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

tur·nip

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Synonyms

neepswederoot vegetable

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains T, U, R, N, I, P with no repeated letters. A solid Wordle guess covering P and N, both moderately common.

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Scrabble

Worth 8 points with P valued at 3. A familiar word easy to place on the board. Hooks cleanly to TURNIPS.

Words Related to Turnip

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “turnip” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

turnix turnup

Words you can make from Turnip

Shorter words formed from the letters in “turnip”.

input print prunt punti purin rutin unrip pint punt ruin runt trip tupi turn turp unit

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