THRIFT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. THRIFT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THRIFT?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THRIFT is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THRIFT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THRIFT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in THRIFT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 367,917.
What stands out about THRIFT
- THRIFT gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
- THRIFT 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 THRIFT mean in Scrabble?
noun
Careful and sensible use of money and resources, so that little is wasted.
Thrift is the habit of spending carefully and saving what can be saved, and it was long counted among the practical virtues. The word grew from the old idea of thriving, meaning that careful management brings prosperity. It is also the name of a low sea-cliff plant with round pink flower heads, and a thrift shop sells second-hand goods.
How THRIFT is used
Everyday word; also a plant name in botany, and common in thrift shop and thrift store.
- Her thrift allowed the family to buy a house in ten years.
- We bought the coat at a thrift store.
- Sea thrift covers the cliff tops with pink every June.
- Old habits of thrift die hard in that generation.
- The pamphlet praised thrift as the foundation of independence.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THRIFT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THRIFT
11 longer words begin with THRIFT.
Shorter words from the letters in THRIFT
Common questions about THRIFT
- Is THRIFT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THRIFT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THRIFT worth?
- THRIFT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THRIFT mean?
- Careful and sensible use of money and resources, so that little is wasted.
- What letters can be added to THRIFT?
- THRIFT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of THRIFT:
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