THRIFTY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. THRIFTY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THRIFTY?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THRIFTY is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THRIFTY
No single letter turns THRIFTY into another word.
How THRIFTY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in THRIFTY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,470 thousand.
What stands out about THRIFTY
- THRIFTY gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does THRIFTY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Careful with money and resources, avoiding waste.
A thrifty person saves, mends and plans purchases, and the word is usually a compliment. Unlike stingy, it suggests wise management rather than meanness.
How THRIFTY is used
Used about people, habits and households, generally in a positive sense.
- My thrifty aunt reused every jar in her kitchen.
- A thrifty shopper waits for the end-of-season sales.
- They raised their children to be thrifty with pocket money.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THRIFTY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in THRIFTY
Common questions about THRIFTY
- Is THRIFTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THRIFTY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THRIFTY worth?
- THRIFTY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THRIFTY mean?
- Careful with money and resources, avoiding waste.
- What letters can be added to THRIFTY?
- No single letter can be added to THRIFTY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of THRIFTY:
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