THWART is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. THWART is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THWART?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THWART is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THWART
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THWART scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in THWART, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 367,917.
What stands out about THWART
- THWART gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
- THWART begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does THWART mean in Scrabble?
verb
To prevent someone from doing something, or to stop a plan from succeeding.
The verb comes from an old word meaning across, because to thwart a plan was to get in its way crosswise. It carries a sense of active opposition and is often used for foiled schemes, escapes and ambitions. As a noun it also names the rowing seat that runs across a small boat.
How THWART is used
Common in news and fiction, usually with plans, attempts or ambitions as the object.
- Bad weather managed to thwart our plans for the picnic.
- Guards moved quickly to thwart the escape.
- He tried to thwart her ambitions at every turn.
- A single clever clause can thwart an entire contract.
- Nothing could thwart the climbers once they reached the ridge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THWART and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THWART
13 longer words begin with THWART.
Shorter words from the letters in THWART
Common questions about THWART
- Is THWART valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THWART, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THWART worth?
- THWART is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THWART mean?
- To prevent someone from doing something, or to stop a plan from succeeding.
- What letters can be added to THWART?
- THWART takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of THWART:
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