THALWEG is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. THALWEG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THALWEG?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THALWEG is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THALWEG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
thalwegsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THALWEG scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in THALWEG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does THALWEG mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The line that follows the lowest points along the bed of a valley or river.
Thalweg is a borrowing from German, meaning valley way. Geographers trace it to study how rivers flow, and lawyers use it when a river forms a border between states. In that case the boundary may follow the deepest navigable channel.
How THALWEG is used
Thalweg is a term used in geography, hydrology and boundary law.
- The treaty set the border along the thalweg of the river.
- Surveyors marked the thalweg with buoys.
- Water runs fastest along the thalweg.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THALWEG and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THALWEG
1 longer words begin with THALWEG.
Shorter words from the letters in THALWEG
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Common questions about THALWEG
- Is THALWEG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THALWEG, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THALWEG worth?
- THALWEG is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THALWEG mean?
- The line that follows the lowest points along the bed of a valley or river.
- What letters can be added to THALWEG?
- THALWEG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of THALWEG:
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