THIRST is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. THIRST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THIRST?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THIRST is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THIRST
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THIRST scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in THIRST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 183,959.
What stands out about THIRST
- THIRST gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
- THIRST begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does THIRST mean in Scrabble?
noun
The need or wish to drink, or a strong longing for something.
Thirst is the body signal that tells a person to take in water, felt as a dry mouth and throat. The word has long been stretched to mean any burning desire, as in a thirst for knowledge, adventure or justice. It also works as a verb, and in recent slang a thirsty person is one who is too openly eager for attention.
How THIRST is used
Used literally for drink and figuratively for any strong craving.
- After the hike he quenched his thirst with cold water.
- The child had a thirst for stories about distant places.
- Thirst is often the first sign of mild dehydration.
- Nothing could satisfy her thirst for adventure.
- The desert crossing taught them how fierce thirst can be.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THIRST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of THIRST
The 6 tiles of THIRST in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with THIRST
13 longer words begin with THIRST.
Shorter words from the letters in THIRST
Common questions about THIRST
- Is THIRST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THIRST, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THIRST worth?
- THIRST is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THIRST mean?
- The need or wish to drink, or a strong longing for something.
- What letters can be added to THIRST?
- THIRST takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of THIRST:
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