THREATENS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. THREATENS 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 THREATENS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THREATENS is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THREATENS
No single letter turns THREATENS into another word.
How THREATENS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in THREATENS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THREATENS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does THREATENS mean in Scrabble?
THREATENS is the present-tense form of THREATEN used with he, she and it.
THREATEN(verb) — To say or show that one may harm someone, or to be a likely source of danger or damage.
Anagrams of THREATENS
The 9 tiles of THREATENS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in THREATENS
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Common questions about THREATENS
- Is THREATENS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THREATENS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THREATENS worth?
- THREATENS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to THREATENS?
- No single letter can be added to THREATENS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of THREATENS:
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