THROE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. THROE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THROE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THROE is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THROE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THROE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in THROE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,892.
What does THROE mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A sharp spasm or pang of pain, or, usually in the plural throes, a period of intense struggle or difficulty connected with a major change.
A single throe describes one sudden, convulsive jolt of suffering, a sense now largely confined to older or literary writing about anguish or dying. English favours the plural throes far more today, especially in the fixed phrase in the throes of, describing a person, organisation or country caught up in a demanding, turbulent upheaval, as in a company in the throes of restructuring. The image behind the phrase comes from the violent contractions once associated with childbirth or death, later broadened to cover any chaotic period of transition. A writer who reaches for throes rather than a plainer term such as turmoil or crisis usually wants to suggest a more consuming, all-encompassing kind of unrest.
How THROE is used
Now mainly literary in the singular, but common in the fixed phrase in the throes of for an intense period of struggle or change.
- He felt a sudden throe of pain in his chest.
- The company was in the throes of a difficult merger.
- The nation remained in the throes of political upheaval for months.
- Each throe left the old sailor gasping for breath.
- She described the throe of grief that hit her without warning.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THROE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of THROE
The 5 tiles of THROE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with THROE
3 longer words begin with THROE.
Shorter words from the letters in THROE
Common questions about THROE
- Is THROE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THROE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THROE worth?
- THROE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THROE mean?
- A sharp spasm or pang of pain, or, usually in the plural throes, a period of intense struggle or difficulty connected with a major change.
- What letters can be added to THROE?
- THROE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of THROE:
Open THROE in the Word Finder