THERETOFORE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. THERETOFORE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THERETOFORE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THERETOFORE is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THERETOFORE
No single letter turns THERETOFORE into another word.
How THERETOFORE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in THERETOFORE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THERETOFORE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does THERETOFORE mean in Scrabble?
adverb
formal
Up to that time; before then.
Theretofore appears in legal documents to mark a point in the past. It pairs with heretofore, which refers to the time up to now.
How THERETOFORE is used
Formal and legal, rare in speech.
- The rule theretofore applied to all members.
- He had theretofore never seen the sea.
- Prices theretofore had stayed low.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THERETOFORE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in THERETOFORE
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Common questions about THERETOFORE
- Is THERETOFORE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THERETOFORE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THERETOFORE worth?
- THERETOFORE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THERETOFORE mean?
- Up to that time; before then.
- What letters can be added to THERETOFORE?
- No single letter can be added to THERETOFORE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of THERETOFORE:
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