THUS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. THUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THUS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THUS is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THUS
No single letter turns THUS into another word.
How THUS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in THUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.
What stands out about THUS
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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 THUS mean in Scrabble?
adverb
In this way, or as a result of what has just been stated.
Thus is typically placed at the start or within a sentence to introduce a consequence or summarize a preceding statement. Formal and academic writing often relies on thus to connect cause and effect without repeating earlier information.
How THUS is used
Common in formal, academic, and written English rather than casual speech.
- The bridge was closed, and thus traffic was rerouted.
- She studied every night and thus passed the exam.
- Thus began the long journey across the desert.
- He arrived late and thus missed the opening speech.
- The experiment failed, and thus the theory was revised.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of THUS
The 4 tiles of THUS in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with THUS
5 longer words begin with THUS.
Words ending in THUS
21 words end in THUS. Useful as a back hook: play THUS onto a word already on the board.
Words with THUS inside
Showing 24 of 39 words that contain THUS somewhere in the middle. Words that start with THUS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in THUS
Common questions about THUS
- Is THUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THUS, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THUS worth?
- THUS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THUS mean?
- In this way, or as a result of what has just been stated.
- What letters can be added to THUS?
- No single letter can be added to THUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of THUS:
Open THUS in the Word Finder