THROATINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. THROATINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THROATINESS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THROATINESS is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THROATINESS
No single letter turns THROATINESS into another word.
How THROATINESS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in THROATINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THROATINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does THROATINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The low, rough, husky quality of a voice or sound produced deep in the throat.
Throatiness gives a singer or speaker a smoky, warm tone, and a cold can add it by accident. Critics sometimes praise it in jazz voices.
How THROATINESS is used
Throatiness describes voices and sounds, and is mildly positive or neutral.
- The throatiness of her voice made the ballad memorable.
- A cold had added a slight throatiness to his greeting.
- The cello has a pleasing throatiness in its low notes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THROATINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THROATINESS
1 longer words begin with THROATINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in THROATINESS
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Common questions about THROATINESS
- Is THROATINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THROATINESS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THROATINESS worth?
- THROATINESS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THROATINESS mean?
- The low, rough, husky quality of a voice or sound produced deep in the throat.
- What letters can be added to THROATINESS?
- No single letter can be added to THROATINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of THROATINESS:
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