THERE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. THERE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THERE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THERE is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THERE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
theresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THERE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in THERE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 15,843.
What stands out about THERE
- The same 5 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 THERE mean in Scrabble?
adverb
In, at or to that place, position or point, as opposed to here; also used to introduce a sentence stating that something exists.
There points away from the speaker toward a place already mentioned or visible, standing in direct contrast to here, which marks the speaker's own location. English also relies on there as a grammatical placeholder at the start of a sentence, as in there is a problem, where the real subject, problem, follows the verb rather than starting the clause. Speakers repeat there, there as a soothing interjection when comforting someone, a use that has drifted far from the word's original sense of location. Because there, their and they're all sound alike, the three are among the most commonly confused words in written English despite having completely different grammatical jobs.
How THERE is used
Extremely common in everyday speech, both for pointing to a location and for introducing a sentence about something existing.
- Put the box down over there.
- There is no easy answer to this question.
- She stood there without saying a word.
- There were three empty chairs at the table.
- He pointed to the map and said the treasure was there.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THERE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of THERE
The 5 tiles of THERE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with THERE
Showing 24 of 34 words that begin with THERE.
Words ending in THERE
7 words end in THERE. Useful as a back hook: play THERE onto a word already on the board.
Words with THERE inside
Showing 24 of 126 words that contain THERE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with THERE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in THERE
Common questions about THERE
- Is THERE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THERE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THERE worth?
- THERE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THERE mean?
- In, at or to that place, position or point, as opposed to here; also used to introduce a sentence stating that something exists.
- What letters can be added to THERE?
- THERE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of THERE:
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