THYMUS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. THYMUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THYMUS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THYMUS is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THYMUS
No single letter turns THYMUS into another word.
How THYMUS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in THYMUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,552 thousand.
What stands out about THYMUS
- THYMUS gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does THYMUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A gland near the base of the neck that helps the body build its defences against disease.
It is largest in childhood and shrinks after puberty. Butchers sell the thymus of calves as sweetbread.
How THYMUS is used
Medical term in anatomy and immunology.
- The thymus produces cells that fight infection.
- A child thymus is larger than an adult one.
- Surgeons removed the thymus during the operation.
- Cooks fry the thymus of a calf as sweetbread.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THYMUS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of THYMUS
The 6 tiles of THYMUS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with THYMUS
1 longer words begin with THYMUS.
Shorter words from the letters in THYMUS
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Common questions about THYMUS
- Is THYMUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THYMUS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THYMUS worth?
- THYMUS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THYMUS mean?
- A gland near the base of the neck that helps the body build its defences against disease.
- What letters can be added to THYMUS?
- No single letter can be added to THYMUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of THYMUS:
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