THORNIEST is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. THORNIEST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THORNIEST?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THORNIEST is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THORNIEST
No single letter turns THORNIEST into another word.
How THORNIEST scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in THORNIEST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THORNIEST has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about THORNIEST
- THORNIEST begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does THORNIEST mean in Scrabble?
THORNIEST is the superlative form of THORNY.
THORNY(adjective) — Covered with sharp spines, or hard to deal with because it is full of difficulty.
Shorter words from the letters in THORNIEST
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Common questions about THORNIEST
- Is THORNIEST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THORNIEST, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THORNIEST worth?
- THORNIEST is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to THORNIEST?
- No single letter can be added to THORNIEST to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of THORNIEST:
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