THRUM is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. THRUM 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 THRUM?
| 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 THRUM is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THRUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
thrumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THRUM scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in THRUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What does THRUM mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make or produce a continuous, rhythmic humming, drumming or strumming sound.
To thrum describes a steady, repetitive sound rather than a single sharp noise, whether that is fingers thrumming idly on a guitar, rain thrumming on a roof, or an engine thrumming in the background. The sound is usually low and monotonous rather than sharp or melodic, which is part of why the word so often describes background noise that a person barely notices at first. A separate, unrelated sense of thrum, used as a noun in weaving, names the short loose ends of thread left on a loom once the finished cloth is cut away. Only the sound sense survives in everyday spoken use.
How THRUM is used
Used in everyday and literary writing for steady, repetitive sounds such as strumming, drumming or humming.
- He sat on the porch, thrumming an old guitar.
- Rain thrummed steadily against the tin roof all night.
- The generator thrummed in the shed behind the house.
- She could hear the engine thrum beneath the cabin floor.
- Fingers thrummed nervously on the table during the wait.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THRUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THRUM
10 longer words begin with THRUM.
Words ending in THRUM
3 words end in THRUM. Useful as a back hook: play THRUM onto a word already on the board.
Words with THRUM inside
3 words contain THRUM in the middle. Words that start with THRUM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in THRUM
Common questions about THRUM
- Is THRUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THRUM, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THRUM worth?
- THRUM is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THRUM mean?
- To make or produce a continuous, rhythmic humming, drumming or strumming sound.
- What letters can be added to THRUM?
- THRUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of THRUM:
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