THUMBSCREW is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. THUMBSCREW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THUMBSCREW?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THUMBSCREW is to know. It scores 22 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THUMBSCREW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
thumbscrewsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THUMBSCREW scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in THUMBSCREW, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THUMBSCREW has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about THUMBSCREW
- All 10 letters of THUMBSCREW are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does THUMBSCREW mean in Scrabble?
noun
A screw with a flattened or winged head that can be turned by hand, or an old torture device that crushed the thumbs.
In everyday workshops a thumbscrew saves the need for a screwdriver, since fingers alone tighten it. The historical meaning is far grimmer, and in figurative speech to put on the thumbscrew means to apply painful pressure.
How THUMBSCREW is used
Used literally for a hand-tightened fastener or an instrument of torture, and figuratively for pressure.
- He loosened the thumbscrew and slid the panel out.
- A thumbscrew was once used to force confessions from prisoners.
- Tighten the thumbscrew until the clamp holds the lamp firmly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THUMBSCREW and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THUMBSCREW
1 longer words begin with THUMBSCREW.
Shorter words from the letters in THUMBSCREW
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Common questions about THUMBSCREW
- Is THUMBSCREW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THUMBSCREW, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THUMBSCREW worth?
- THUMBSCREW is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THUMBSCREW mean?
- A screw with a flattened or winged head that can be turned by hand, or an old torture device that crushed the thumbs.
- What letters can be added to THUMBSCREW?
- THUMBSCREW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of THUMBSCREW:
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