THIRD is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. THIRD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THIRD?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THIRD is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THIRD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
thirdsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THIRD scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in THIRD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does THIRD mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Coming after the second and before the fourth in a sequence; also, one of three equal parts of something.
Third places an item in order right after second, whether counting places in a race, floors in a building, or names on a list. As a noun, a third names one of three equal shares, as when a cake is cut into thirds for three people. In music, a third also names the interval spanning three notes of a scale, a basic building block of chords. The word traces back to the same root as three, marking its place in the ordinal number system.
How THIRD is used
Third is an everyday ordinal number, used constantly for ranking, dates, fractions, and musical intervals.
- She finished third in the marathon.
- He lives on the third floor.
- They split the bill into thirds.
- The chord opens with a major third.
- This is the third time he has called today.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THIRD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of THIRD
The 5 tiles of THIRD in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with THIRD
12 longer words begin with THIRD.
Shorter words from the letters in THIRD
Common questions about THIRD
- Is THIRD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THIRD, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THIRD worth?
- THIRD is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THIRD mean?
- Coming after the second and before the fourth in a sequence; also, one of three equal parts of something.
- What letters can be added to THIRD?
- THIRD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of THIRD:
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