THUMBKINS is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. THUMBKINS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THUMBKINS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THUMBKINS is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THUMBKINS
No single letter turns THUMBKINS into another word.
How THUMBKINS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in THUMBKINS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THUMBKINS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about THUMBKINS
- All 9 letters of THUMBKINS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does THUMBKINS mean in Scrabble?
THUMBKINS is the plural of THUMBKIN.
THUMBKIN(noun) — An old torture device that crushed the thumb, a kind of thumbscrew.
Shorter words from the letters in THUMBKINS
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Common questions about THUMBKINS
- Is THUMBKINS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THUMBKINS, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THUMBKINS worth?
- THUMBKINS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to THUMBKINS?
- No single letter can be added to THUMBKINS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of THUMBKINS:
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