THRAWN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. THRAWN 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 THRAWN?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THRAWN is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THRAWN
No single letter turns THRAWN into another word.
How THRAWN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in THRAWN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What stands out about THRAWN
- THRAWN gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does THRAWN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Scots
Stubborn and contrary in a way that resists persuasion, or twisted and crooked in shape.
The word thrawn comes from the same root as throw in its old sense of twist. It describes a person who digs in against all advice, and in older use a tree or limb that has grown bent and warped. Writers reach for it when plain stubbornness feels too mild.
How THRAWN is used
Chiefly Scottish; used of obstinate people and, more rarely, of crooked things.
- He was a thrawn old man who refused every offer of help.
- The thrawn branch of the hawthorn leaned over the track.
- Her thrawn silence annoyed the whole family.
- It takes a thrawn character to argue with the entire council.
- The thrawn mule would not cross the burn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THRAWN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THRAWN
1 longer words begin with THRAWN.
Shorter words from the letters in THRAWN
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Common questions about THRAWN
- Is THRAWN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THRAWN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THRAWN worth?
- THRAWN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THRAWN mean?
- Stubborn and contrary in a way that resists persuasion, or twisted and crooked in shape.
- What letters can be added to THRAWN?
- No single letter can be added to THRAWN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of THRAWN:
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