THING is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. THING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THING?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THING is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THING
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THING scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in THING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,728.
What does THING mean in Scrabble?
noun
An object, entity, or matter, especially one not named or specified precisely.
Thing is one of the most flexible nouns in English, standing in for almost any object, idea, event, or situation when a speaker does not need or want a more exact word. A person might set a thing down on the table, worry about an odd thing that happened, or say that honesty is the right thing to do, each use pointing at something quite different. Because it carries so little specific meaning on its own, thing relies heavily on context to be understood. Its plural, things, extends this vagueness to cover belongings, circumstances, or matters in general.
How THING is used
Thing is extremely common in everyday speech and writing across every register.
- She left the thing on the kitchen counter.
- That was a strange thing to say.
- He packed his things before leaving for the airport.
- Telling the truth was the right thing to do.
- A funny thing happened on the way to work.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THING and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of THING
The 5 tiles of THING in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with THING
Showing 24 of 37 words that begin with THING.
Words ending in THING
Showing 24 of 112 words that end in THING. Useful as a back hook: play THING onto a word already on the board.
Words with THING inside
Showing 24 of 68 words that contain THING somewhere in the middle. Words that start with THING are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in THING
Common questions about THING
- Is THING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THING, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THING worth?
- THING is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THING mean?
- An object, entity, or matter, especially one not named or specified precisely.
- What letters can be added to THING?
- THING takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of THING:
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