THRENODE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. THRENODE 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 THRENODE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THRENODE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THRENODE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
threnodesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THRENODE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in THRENODE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THRENODE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does THRENODE mean in Scrabble?
noun
rareliterary
A song or poem of lament, especially one sung at a funeral.
A threnode mourns a death in verse or music, and the word is a rarer cousin of the more familiar threnody. Poets choose it for its solemn, antique sound.
How THRENODE is used
Literary and uncommon, used for dirges and laments.
- The choir sang a threnode for the fallen.
- He wrote a threnode on the death of his friend.
- The poem reads like a quiet threnode for a lost village.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THRENODE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of THRENODE
The 8 tiles of THRENODE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with THRENODE
1 longer words begin with THRENODE.
Shorter words from the letters in THRENODE
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Common questions about THRENODE
- Is THRENODE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THRENODE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THRENODE worth?
- THRENODE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THRENODE mean?
- A song or poem of lament, especially one sung at a funeral.
- What letters can be added to THRENODE?
- THRENODE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of THRENODE:
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