Is THINNING valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts THINNING, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is THINNING worth?

THINNING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to THINNING?

THINNING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

THINNING is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points

Yes. THINNING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.

t1h4i1n1n1i1n1g2

PlayableTHINNING · 8 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF

12points in Scrabble

15points in Words with Friends

8letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept THINNING?

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: 41 / 100

41WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.5

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

rack + board tile

Tile availability 20%

5.88%

Our own measure of how useful THINNING is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for THINNING

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

thinnings13

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How THINNING scores

Scrabble t1h4i1n1n1i1n1g2 12

Words with Friends t1h3i1n2n2i1n2g3 15

Face value of the 8 tiles in THINNING, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
t	1	6
h	1	2
i	2	9
n	3	6
g	1	3

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THINNING has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with THINNING

thinnings13

1 longer words begin with THINNING.

Shorter words from the letters in THINNING

hinting11 nithing11 tinning8 inning7 tining7 night9 thing9 ninth8 innit5 hing8 nigh8 thig8 hint7 thin7 ginn5 ting5 inti4 ghi7 hin6 hit6 nth6 gin4 git4 ing4 tig4 inn3 nit3 tin3 hi5 gi3 in2 it2 ti2

Common questions about THINNING

Is THINNING valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts THINNING, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is THINNING worth?: THINNING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to THINNING?: THINNING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 8 letters of THINNING:

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