THRESHOLD is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. THRESHOLD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
t1h4r1e1s1h4o1l1d2
PlayableTHRESHOLD · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept THRESHOLD?
| 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: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.33%
Our own measure of how useful THRESHOLD is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THRESHOLD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
thresholdsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THRESHOLD scores
Scrabble t1h4r1e1s1h4o1l1d2 16
Words with Friends t1h3r1e1s1h3o1l2d2 15
Face value of the 9 tiles in THRESHOLD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THRESHOLD has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with THRESHOLD
1 longer words begin with THRESHOLD.
Shorter words from the letters in THRESHOLD
dehorts11 holders11 shorted11 slothed11 holster10 hostler10 drolest8 oldster8 strodle8 thresh12 dehors10 dehort10 derths10 dholes10 holder10 hordes10 horsed10 hosted10 reshod10 shoder10 shored10 tholed10 throed10 toshed10 helots9 horste9 hostel9 hotels9 lother9 others9 reshot9 tholes9 throes9 tosher9 dorsel7 doters7 droles7 oldest7 resold7 retold7
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Common questions about THRESHOLD
- Is THRESHOLD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THRESHOLD, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THRESHOLD worth?
- THRESHOLD is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to THRESHOLD?
- THRESHOLD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of THRESHOLD:
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