THROBBING is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. THROBBING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
t1h4r1o1b3b3i1n1g2
PlayableTHROBBING · 9 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept THROBBING?
| 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%1.89
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.89%
Our own measure of how useful THROBBING is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THROBBING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
throbbingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THROBBING scores
Scrabble t1h4r1o1b3b3i1n1g2 17
Words with Friends t1h3r1o1b4b4i1n2g3 20
Face value of the 9 tiles in THROBBING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THROBBING has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with THROBBING
2 longer words begin with THROBBING.
Shorter words from the letters in THROBBING
hobbing15 bighorn13 robbing12 hobbit13 bright12 gibbon11 ribbon10 righto10 robbin10 thingo10 throng10 boring9 orbing9 robing9 roting7 trigon7 bight11 brogh11 birth10 brith10 broth10 gobbi10 throb10 girth9 grith9 hoing9 hongi9 night9 ohing9 right9 thing9 thong9 bigot8 bingo8 boing8 bring8 north8 rhino8 thorn8 biont7
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Common questions about THROBBING
- Is THROBBING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THROBBING, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THROBBING worth?
- THROBBING is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to THROBBING?
- THROBBING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of THROBBING:
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