THRASONICAL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. THRASONICAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THRASONICAL?
| 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 THRASONICAL is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THRASONICAL
No single letter turns THRASONICAL into another word.
How THRASONICAL scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in THRASONICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THRASONICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does THRASONICAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Boastful in a vain, swaggering way.
The word comes from Thraso, a bragging soldier in a Roman comedy. Shakespeare used a related form for empty bragging. A thrasonical speaker praises himself with no achievements to back it up.
How THRASONICAL is used
Thrasonical is a rare literary word for a vainglorious braggart.
- His thrasonical speeches embarrassed the whole table.
- The captain made a thrasonical entrance.
- She mocked his thrasonical claims.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THRASONICAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THRASONICAL
1 longer words begin with THRASONICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in THRASONICAL
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Common questions about THRASONICAL
- Is THRASONICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THRASONICAL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THRASONICAL worth?
- THRASONICAL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THRASONICAL mean?
- Boastful in a vain, swaggering way.
- What letters can be added to THRASONICAL?
- No single letter can be added to THRASONICAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of THRASONICAL:
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