THENAR is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. THENAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THENAR?
| 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 THENAR is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THENAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
thenarsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THENAR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in THENAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 25,550.
What stands out about THENAR
- The same 6 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 THENAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicaltechnical
The fleshy, muscular pad on the palm of the hand at the base of the thumb.
The thenar is made of a small group of muscles that let the thumb move across the palm and pinch against the fingers. Doctors check it when they suspect carpal tunnel trouble, since wasting of this pad is a sign that a nerve in the wrist is under pressure. The word was taken from Greek, where it meant the palm.
How THENAR is used
Mostly anatomical; also used as an adjective in the phrase thenar eminence.
- The nurse pressed gently on the thenar to test the muscle.
- A flat thenar can signal a long-standing nerve problem.
- She rubbed the thenar of her right hand after the long match.
- The thenar lies just below the thumb on the palm side.
- Pain in the thenar made it hard to grip the pen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THENAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of THENAR
The 6 tiles of THENAR in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with THENAR
3 longer words begin with THENAR.
Shorter words from the letters in THENAR
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Common questions about THENAR
- Is THENAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THENAR, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THENAR worth?
- THENAR is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THENAR mean?
- The fleshy, muscular pad on the palm of the hand at the base of the thumb.
- What letters can be added to THENAR?
- THENAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of THENAR:
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