THRONG is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. THRONG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THRONG?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THRONG is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THRONG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
throngsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THRONG scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in THRONG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What stands out about THRONG
- THRONG gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does THRONG mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large, closely packed crowd of people or animals.
A throng is not just many people but many people pressed together, moving and jostling in a shared space, such as a market square or the gate of a stadium. The word suggests energy and difficulty of passage, since you have to push through it. It is also a verb meaning to crowd into a place, as when fans throng a street.
How THRONG is used
Slightly literary; newspapers and novels use it where plain speech would say crowd.
- A throng gathered at the harbour to greet the ship.
- She slipped through the throng to reach the stage.
- The throng of shoppers slowed to a crawl by noon.
- Cheers rose from the throng as the team came out.
- A bright throng of butterflies hung over the meadow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THRONG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THRONG
5 longer words begin with THRONG.
Shorter words from the letters in THRONG
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Common questions about THRONG
- Is THRONG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THRONG, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THRONG worth?
- THRONG is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THRONG mean?
- A large, closely packed crowd of people or animals.
- What letters can be added to THRONG?
- THRONG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of THRONG:
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