THANKS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. THANKS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THANKS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THANKS is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THANKS
No single letter turns THANKS into another word.
How THANKS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in THANKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What stands out about THANKS
- THANKS gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does THANKS mean in Scrabble?
noun
Words or acts that show you are grateful; also an informal way of saying thank you.
As a plural noun it names the gratitude itself, as in giving thanks before a meal or sending a note of thanks. Standing alone it is a short, friendly reply to a favour. The phrase thanks to is also used to credit the cause of a result, whether happy or not: a project that succeeded thanks to one careful planner.
How THANKS is used
Everyday speech and writing; thanks to introduces the reason behind an outcome.
- Thanks, I would love a cup of tea.
- They gave thanks for the safe journey home.
- She sent a card with her warmest thanks.
- Thanks to the early start, we beat the traffic.
- No thanks, I have already eaten.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THANKS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THANKS
4 longer words begin with THANKS.
Shorter words from the letters in THANKS
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Common questions about THANKS
- Is THANKS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THANKS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THANKS worth?
- THANKS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THANKS mean?
- Words or acts that show you are grateful; also an informal way of saying thank you.
- What letters can be added to THANKS?
- No single letter can be added to THANKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of THANKS:
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