THROW is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. THROW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THROW?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THROW is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THROW
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THROW scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in THROW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What stands out about THROW
- The same 5 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does THROW mean in Scrabble?
verb
To propel something through the air with a motion of the arm and hand.
Throw covers everything from a child tossing a ball to an athlete competing in the discus throw, and the same verb extends metaphorically to situations like throwing a party or throwing someone into confusion. English marks throw as an irregular verb, with threw as its past tense and thrown as its past participle, a pattern shared with a small group of old Germanic verbs. Potters also use throw for shaping clay on a wheel, a specialised sense unrelated to propelling an object through the air. Because the verb is so flexible, dictionaries list dozens of idiomatic phrases built around throw, from throw away to throw up.
How THROW is used
Extremely common in everyday speech, used both literally for propelling objects and figuratively in many set phrases.
- He watched her throw the ball across the yard.
- The coach told the team to throw with more control.
- They plan to throw a party for her birthday.
- The potter began to throw a new bowl on the wheel.
- Do not throw rubbish onto the street.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THROW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of THROW
The 5 tiles of THROW in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with THROW
19 longer words begin with THROW.
Words ending in THROW
7 words end in THROW. Useful as a back hook: play THROW onto a word already on the board.
Words with THROW inside
24 words contain THROW in the middle. Words that start with THROW are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in THROW
Common questions about THROW
- Is THROW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THROW, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THROW worth?
- THROW is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THROW mean?
- To propel something through the air with a motion of the arm and hand.
- What letters can be added to THROW?
- THROW takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of THROW:
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