THEGN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. THEGN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THEGN?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THEGN is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THEGN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
thegnsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THEGN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in THEGN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does THEGN mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
In Anglo-Saxon England, a nobleman who held land granted by a king or lord in return for military service.
A thegn ranked below an ealdorman but above an ordinary free farmer, forming the backbone of the local warrior class before the Norman Conquest. In exchange for land, a thegn owed his lord armed service in war and attendance at court in peace, much like a knight under the later feudal system. The word thegn is simply an older spelling of thane, and the two are used interchangeably by historians of the period. Anglo-Saxon charters and chronicles record thegns by name alongside kings, bishops, and ealdormen as witnesses to important grants.
How THEGN is used
Thegn appears mainly in historical writing about Anglo-Saxon England, rarely in everyday speech.
- The charter names three thegns among the witnesses.
- A thegn owed his lord military service in exchange for land.
- The chronicle describes how the thegn fell defending his king.
- Historians debate how much land a typical thegn actually held.
- The king rewarded the loyal thegn with a grant of new estates.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THEGN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THEGN
4 longer words begin with THEGN.
Shorter words from the letters in THEGN
Common questions about THEGN
- Is THEGN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THEGN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THEGN worth?
- THEGN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THEGN mean?
- In Anglo-Saxon England, a nobleman who held land granted by a king or lord in return for military service.
- What letters can be added to THEGN?
- THEGN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of THEGN:
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