THRAVE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. THRAVE 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 THRAVE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THRAVE is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THRAVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
thravesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THRAVE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in THRAVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does THRAVE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scotsarchaic
A bundle or group of twenty-four sheaves of grain, counted as two stooks of twelve.
In older farming life a thrave was a handy unit for counting cut corn standing in the field. In some districts the number was twelve rather than twenty-four, so the measure was never entirely fixed. The word also drifted into the loose sense of a crowd or a large number.
How THRAVE is used
Found mainly in Scottish and northern English farming history and in older writing.
- The farmer tallied each thrave as the stooks were stacked.
- A thrave of oats stood waiting at the end of the field.
- He was paid one thrave for every acre he reaped.
- The old ledger recorded a thrave from each cottage.
- Counting a thrave was quicker than counting single sheaves.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THRAVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THRAVE
1 longer words begin with THRAVE.
Shorter words from the letters in THRAVE
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Common questions about THRAVE
- Is THRAVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THRAVE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THRAVE worth?
- THRAVE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THRAVE mean?
- A bundle or group of twenty-four sheaves of grain, counted as two stooks of twelve.
- What letters can be added to THRAVE?
- THRAVE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of THRAVE:
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