ATHIRST is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ATHIRST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ATHIRST?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ATHIRST is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ATHIRST
No single letter turns ATHIRST into another word.
How ATHIRST scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ATHIRST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 274,478.
What stands out about ATHIRST
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ATHIRST mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Feeling thirst, or longing eagerly for something.
Athirst began as a plain word for being thirsty but now appears mainly in poetry and elevated prose. It is often followed by for and a goal, such as knowledge or glory.
How ATHIRST is used
The word athirst follows its noun or a verb and is not placed before a noun.
- The travellers reached the well athirst after days in the desert.
- She was athirst for knowledge and read every book in the house.
- The young soldier came athirst for glory.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ATHIRST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ATHIRST
The 7 tiles of ATHIRST in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in ATHIRST
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Common questions about ATHIRST
- Is ATHIRST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ATHIRST, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ATHIRST worth?
- ATHIRST is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ATHIRST mean?
- Feeling thirst, or longing eagerly for something.
- What letters can be added to ATHIRST?
- No single letter can be added to ATHIRST to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ATHIRST:
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