THORN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. THORN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THORN?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THORN is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THORN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THORN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in THORN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What does THORN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sharp, rigid, pointed projection growing from the stem or branch of a plant, or, more broadly, a source of persistent trouble or annoyance.
A rose stem bristling with thorns can scratch or puncture skin easily, and gardeners handle thorny plants with thick gloves precisely because of this natural defence against grazing animals. English extended the word figuratively long ago, so a thorn in someone's side names a person or problem that causes ongoing, nagging irritation rather than one sharp, sudden pain. Old English also used a letter called thorn to represent the th sound before the Latin alphabet's th spelling eventually replaced it, and the letter's name came directly from the plant part. Botanists distinguish a true thorn, which grows from the wood of the stem itself, from a prickle or a spine, which arise from the bark or a leaf instead.
How THORN is used
Common in everyday and gardening speech for the sharp point on a plant, and in the idiom a thorn in one's side for a persistent source of trouble.
- A thorn from the rose bush scratched her arm.
- The politician has long been a thorn in the mayor's side.
- He carefully removed the thorn from the puppy's paw.
- Thick gloves protected her hands from the sharp thorn on each branch.
- The old manuscript used the letter thorn for the th sound.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THORN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of THORN
The 5 tiles of THORN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with THORN
Showing 24 of 30 words that begin with THORN.
Words ending in THORN
12 words end in THORN. Useful as a back hook: play THORN onto a word already on the board.
Words with THORN inside
17 words contain THORN in the middle. Words that start with THORN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in THORN
Common questions about THORN
- Is THORN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THORN, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THORN worth?
- THORN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THORN mean?
- A sharp, rigid, pointed projection growing from the stem or branch of a plant, or, more broadly, a source of persistent trouble or annoyance.
- What letters can be added to THORN?
- THORN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of THORN:
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