THEREAT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. THEREAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THEREAT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THEREAT is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THEREAT
No single letter turns THEREAT into another word.
How THEREAT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in THEREAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 149,715.
What stands out about THEREAT
- THEREAT begins and ends with the same letter.
- The same 7 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 THEREAT mean in Scrabble?
adverb
formalarchaic
At that place, or because of that event.
Thereat belongs to old legal and religious language. It points back to something just mentioned, either a location or a happening. Modern English prefers phrases like at that point.
How THEREAT is used
Thereat is archaic and mostly seen in legal or literary prose.
- The crowd was angry, and thereat the mayor withdrew.
- He reached the gate and knocked thereat.
- The committee voted, and thereat the meeting closed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THEREAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of THEREAT
The 7 tiles of THEREAT in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in THEREAT
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Common questions about THEREAT
- Is THEREAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THEREAT, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THEREAT worth?
- THEREAT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THEREAT mean?
- At that place, or because of that event.
- What letters can be added to THEREAT?
- No single letter can be added to THEREAT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of THEREAT:
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