THREATEN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. THREATEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THREATEN?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THREATEN is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THREATEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
threatensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THREATEN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in THREATEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THREATEN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does THREATEN mean in Scrabble?
verb
To say or show that one may harm someone, or to be a likely source of danger or damage.
People threaten others with words, but storms, shortages and disease can threaten too. In the second sense nobody intends harm; the danger simply looms. The verb often suggests that something bad has not yet happened.
How THREATEN is used
Takes a person or thing as its object, or an infinitive as in threaten to leave.
- Dark clouds threaten the picnic planned for the afternoon.
- The neighbour did threaten to call the council about the fence.
- Rising seas threaten several low island villages.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THREATEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of THREATEN
The 8 tiles of THREATEN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with THREATEN
7 longer words begin with THREATEN.
Shorter words from the letters in THREATEN
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Common questions about THREATEN
- Is THREATEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THREATEN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THREATEN worth?
- THREATEN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THREATEN mean?
- To say or show that one may harm someone, or to be a likely source of danger or damage.
- What letters can be added to THREATEN?
- THREATEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of THREATEN:
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