THROWING is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points

Yes. THROWING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.

Which word lists accept THROWING?

Word power: 43 / 100

Our own measure of how useful THROWING is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for THROWING

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How THROWING scores

Face value of the 8 tiles in THROWING, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THROWING has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about THROWING

• All 8 letters of THROWING are different — nothing repeats.
• The same 8 tiles also spell 2 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

Anagrams of THROWING

The 8 tiles of THROWING in a different order — 2 found.

Words starting with THROWING

1 longer words begin with THROWING.

Shorter words from the letters in THROWING

Showing 40 of 173. See all in the Word Finder

Common questions about THROWING

Is THROWING valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts THROWING, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is THROWING worth?

THROWING is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to THROWING?

THROWING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.