THROATY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. THROATY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THROATY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THROATY is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THROATY
No single letter turns THROATY into another word.
How THROATY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in THROATY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 617,576.
What does THROATY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Of a voice or sound: deep, husky and seeming to come from the throat.
A throaty voice is low and a little rough, and may be thought attractive in a singer or a laugh. The word also fits the growl of an engine or an animal. It is gentler than hoarse, which suggests strain or illness.
How THROATY is used
Used to describe voices, laughs and engines with a deep, husky tone.
- The singer had a warm, throaty voice.
- A throaty laugh floated across the room.
- The old motorbike started with a throaty roar.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THROATY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in THROATY
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Common questions about THROATY
- Is THROATY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THROATY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THROATY worth?
- THROATY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THROATY mean?
- Of a voice or sound: deep, husky and seeming to come from the throat.
- What letters can be added to THROATY?
- No single letter can be added to THROATY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of THROATY:
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