THAN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. THAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THAN?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THAN is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THAN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THAN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in THAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What stands out about THAN
- The same 4 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 THAN mean in Scrabble?
conjunction
Used to introduce the second part of a comparison.
Than has almost no life outside a comparison: bigger than, sooner than, more than anyone expected. It attaches directly to the word being compared and rarely stands anywhere else in a sentence.
How THAN is used
A function word with no plural or other forms; always follows a comparative.
- The bridge is older than the town around it.
- She finished faster than anyone expected.
- He would rather walk than wait for the bus.
- Nothing mattered more than getting home safely.
- The exam was harder than last year's.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of THAN
The 4 tiles of THAN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with THAN
Showing 24 of 76 words that begin with THAN.
Words ending in THAN
9 words end in THAN. Useful as a back hook: play THAN onto a word already on the board.
Words with THAN inside
Showing 24 of 141 words that contain THAN somewhere in the middle. Words that start with THAN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in THAN
Common questions about THAN
- Is THAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THAN, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THAN worth?
- THAN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THAN mean?
- Used to introduce the second part of a comparison.
- What letters can be added to THAN?
- THAN takes 6 hooks: 0 in front and 6 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of THAN:
Open THAN in the Word Finder