THWARTLY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. THWARTLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
t1h4w4a1r1t1l1y4
PlayableTHWARTLY · 8 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept THWARTLY?
| 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: 40 / 100
40WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.13
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%4.63%
Our own measure of how useful THWARTLY is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THWARTLY
No single letter turns THWARTLY into another word.
How THWARTLY scores
Scrabble t1h4w4a1r1t1l1y4 17
Words with Friends t1h3w4a1r1t1l2y3 16
Face value of the 8 tiles in THWARTLY, 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 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THWARTLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about THWARTLY
- THWARTLY gets by on a single vowel across 8 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in THWARTLY
wrathy15 thwart12 rattly9 tartly9 thawy14 lathy11 rawly11 rhyta11 thraw11 walty11 warty11 wrath11 lyart8 lytta8 ratty8 tarty8 trawl8 hwyl13 awry10 hyla10 thaw10 tway10 waly10 wary10 what10 yawl10 arty7 aryl7 halt7 harl7 hart7 lath7 lyra7 rath7 ryal7 tahr7 tath7 tawt7 thar7 that7
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Common questions about THWARTLY
- Is THWARTLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THWARTLY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THWARTLY worth?
- THWARTLY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to THWARTLY?
- No single letter can be added to THWARTLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of THWARTLY:
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