THYRSUS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. THYRSUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THYRSUS?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THYRSUS is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THYRSUS
No single letter turns THYRSUS into another word.
How THYRSUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in THYRSUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What stands out about THYRSUS
- THYRSUS gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does THYRSUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A staff wreathed in ivy and topped with a pine cone, carried by Dionysus and his followers.
In ancient art the thyrsus marks the god of wine and his revellers, who wave it during wild festivals. Botanists later borrowed the word for a dense, branching flower cluster. Another spelling, thyrse, is also described on this site.
How THYRSUS is used
Used in classical studies for the ivy-wrapped staff, and in botany for a compact flower cluster.
- The painted vase shows a dancer swinging a thyrsus above her head.
- A thyrsus tipped with a pine cone leaned against the temple wall.
- The lilac bears its flowers in a tall thyrsus.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THYRSUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in THYRSUS
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Common questions about THYRSUS
- Is THYRSUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THYRSUS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THYRSUS worth?
- THYRSUS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THYRSUS mean?
- A staff wreathed in ivy and topped with a pine cone, carried by Dionysus and his followers.
- What letters can be added to THYRSUS?
- No single letter can be added to THYRSUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of THYRSUS:
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