THREADFIN is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. THREADFIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THREADFIN?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THREADFIN is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THREADFIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
threadfinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THREADFIN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in THREADFIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THREADFIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about THREADFIN
- All 9 letters of THREADFIN are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does THREADFIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A tropical marine fish with long thread-like rays growing from its pectoral fins.
The threadfin uses its free filaments to feel for prey along muddy seabeds. Several species are valued as food fish, especially in Asia and the Americas.
How THREADFIN is used
Used in fishing, cookery and marine biology.
- The fisherman landed a large threadfin.
- A threadfin searches the mud with its trailing rays.
- Fried threadfin was the special of the day.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THREADFIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THREADFIN
1 longer words begin with THREADFIN.
Shorter words from the letters in THREADFIN
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Common questions about THREADFIN
- Is THREADFIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THREADFIN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THREADFIN worth?
- THREADFIN is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THREADFIN mean?
- A tropical marine fish with long thread-like rays growing from its pectoral fins.
- What letters can be added to THREADFIN?
- THREADFIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of THREADFIN:
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