THROAT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. THROAT 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 THROAT?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THROAT is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THROAT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THROAT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in THROAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 91,979.
What stands out about THROAT
- THROAT 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 THROAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
The passage at the back of the mouth and down the front of the neck, through which food, drink and air travel.
Inside the throat sit the voice box and the openings to the windpipe and the gullet, so it matters for swallowing, breathing and speaking alike. A sore throat is among the commonest signs of a cold. The word is also used for the front of the neck from outside, and for narrow openings that resemble it, such as the throat of a bottle.
How THROAT is used
Everyday word; idioms include "clear your throat", "a lump in the throat" and "at each other's throats".
- He cleared his throat before reading the speech aloud.
- Hot honey and lemon soothed her aching throat.
- The doctor shone a small light down the patient's throat.
- A lump rose in my throat as the train pulled away.
- The fisherman held the bottle by its narrow throat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THROAT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THROAT
15 longer words begin with THROAT.
Shorter words from the letters in THROAT
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Common questions about THROAT
- Is THROAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THROAT, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THROAT worth?
- THROAT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THROAT mean?
- The passage at the back of the mouth and down the front of the neck, through which food, drink and air travel.
- What letters can be added to THROAT?
- THROAT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of THROAT:
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