THWARTING is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. THWARTING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
t1h4w4a1r1t1i1n1g2
PlayableTHWARTING · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept THWARTING?
| 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: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.44%
Our own measure of how useful THWARTING is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THWARTING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
thwartingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THWARTING scores
Scrabble t1h4w4a1r1t1i1n1g2 16
Words with Friends t1h3w4a1r1t1i1n2g3 17
Face value of the 9 tiles in THWARTING, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THWARTING has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with THWARTING
2 longer words begin with THWARTING.
Shorter words from the letters in THWARTING
thrawing15 wrathing15 thawing14 hatting11 ringtaw11 tathing11 tawting11 ratting8 tarting8 hawing13 twight13 wright13 thrawn12 thwart12 wraith12 anight10 aright10 graith10 haring10 hating10 rahing10 rawing10 tawing10 thrang10 waring10 witgat10 gratin7 rating7 taring7 whang12 wight12 thraw11 wrath11 ahing9 aight9 anigh9 awing9 garth9 girth9 grith9
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Common questions about THWARTING
- Is THWARTING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THWARTING, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THWARTING worth?
- THWARTING is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to THWARTING?
- THWARTING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of THWARTING:
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