THIEF is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. THIEF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THIEF?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THIEF is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THIEF
No single letter turns THIEF into another word.
How THIEF scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in THIEF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does THIEF mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who steals another person's property.
A thief takes what belongs to someone else, whether by picking a pocket in a crowd, breaking into a house, or quietly removing money from a till. The word carries a clear negative judgement and is used both in ordinary conversation and in older literary and biblical texts, where a thief often appears as a stock character of warning tales. English keeps thief distinct from related words such as robber, which usually implies force or threat, and burglar, which implies unlawful entry into a building. The plural thieves shows one of English's irregular f-to-v plural changes, shared with words like leaf and wife.
How THIEF is used
Common in everyday speech, crime reporting and older literary or biblical writing to describe someone who steals.
- The thief slipped away before anyone noticed the missing wallet.
- A thief broke into the shop overnight and emptied the till.
- Neighbours chased the thief down the street.
- The story warns children about trusting a stranger who might be a thief.
- Police released a photograph of the suspected thief.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THIEF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THIEF
1 longer words begin with THIEF.
Words ending in THIEF
2 words end in THIEF. Useful as a back hook: play THIEF onto a word already on the board.
Words with THIEF inside
1 words contain THIEF in the middle. Words that start with THIEF are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in THIEF
Common questions about THIEF
- Is THIEF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THIEF, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THIEF worth?
- THIEF is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THIEF mean?
- A person who steals another person's property.
- What letters can be added to THIEF?
- No single letter can be added to THIEF to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of THIEF:
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