THRENODY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. THRENODY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THRENODY?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THRENODY is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THRENODY
No single letter turns THRENODY into another word.
How THRENODY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in THRENODY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THRENODY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about THRENODY
- All 8 letters of THRENODY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does THRENODY mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A song or poem of mourning, written for someone who has died.
The word suits solemn music and verse composed as a memorial. Composers and poets still choose a threnody when they want grief to sound dignified rather than loud.
How THRENODY is used
Literary and musical, sometimes used figuratively for any sad lament.
- The orchestra played a threnody for the victims.
- Her poem was a threnody for a lost friend.
- The old song became a threnody for the dying village.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THRENODY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in THRENODY
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Common questions about THRENODY
- Is THRENODY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THRENODY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THRENODY worth?
- THRENODY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THRENODY mean?
- A song or poem of mourning, written for someone who has died.
- What letters can be added to THRENODY?
- No single letter can be added to THRENODY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of THRENODY:
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